Davis, William B., fl. 1861-1862 [Collection of William B. Davis, D company, 10th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.06]

Collection Summary

All 6 of these letters are written from New Berne, North Carolina (written as "New Berne" or "Newberne"), to his sister back in Connecticut. Davis is wounded 8 February 1862 at Roanoke Island, and writes in detail of this battle and of his wound; but he is not discharged until October 1864, after serving his three years.

Collection Details

GLC#: GLC02160
Type: Header Record
Date: 1861-1862
Author/Creator: Davis, William B., fl. 1861-1862
Title: [Collection of William B. Davis, D company, 10th regiment, Connecticut, infantry] [Decimalized .01-.06]
Place Written: New Bern, North Carolina
Pagination: 6 letters

Time Period

Primary time period: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Sub-Era: The American Civil War

Subjects

Soldier's Letter

Civil War

Military History

Union Soldier's Letter

Union Forces

Battle

Injury or Wound

Showing 6 of 6 records

Collection Item

Autograph letter signed

to his sister

13 May 1861

Davis, William B., fl. 1861-1862

Writes, "The whites have allmost all left and the nigers have full swing at every thing they never dreamt of living in such stile before. The inhabitants left every thing but themselves when Burnside came and beat a hasty retreat."

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