Fairchild, Lewis D., 1829-? to Sephronia Fairchild

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GLC#
GLC03523.06.10-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
8 December 1864
Author/Creator
Fairchild, Lewis D., 1829-?
Title
to Sephronia Fairchild
Place Written
City Point, Virginia
Pagination
6 p. : envelope Height: 18.6 cm, Width: 22.9 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Fairchild writes to his wife from a camp near City Point, Virginia. Reports that he has been in the hospital with rheumatism and is pleased with his care. Informs he is doing picket duty on the Appomattox River and mentions seeing Rebels. Wishes for a furlough, but knows only wounded men will get one. Advises his daughter Eunice to stay home to study and help her mother. In a postscript, writes he is sending his badge in the letter, "so in case we are wounded or killed they will know to what corps we belong to." A double sided page of the letter is in three pieces. A few lines are missing.

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