Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 [to his aunt]

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Type
Letters
Date
March 29, 1865
Author/Creator
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Title
[to his aunt]
Place Written
Signal Hill, Virginia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written to his aunt, Mrs. George A. Frick (Rebecca Frick). Reports that the troops have moved from the south bank of the Pamunkey River to the north bank of the James River. Complains of a grueling three-day march accompanied by Sheridan's cavalry. Thinks that the Army is moving towards Petersburg. Thanks his aunt for his new outfit, which he just received.

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