to Sephronia Fairchild

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

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GLC#
GLC03523.06.12-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
28 May 1865
Author/Creator
Fairchild, Lewis D., 1829-?
Title
to Sephronia Fairchild
Place Written
Alexandria, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 21 cm, Width: 26 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 Alexandria, Virginia that he is frustrated by the delay of being mustered out. Anticipates he will be home no later than 1 July 1865. Informs that the last of the Rebel forces in Texas surrendered and his old commander, General Winfield S. Hancock, now commands the Veteran's Corps. Comments what a terrible fighter General Hancock was. Reports that a photograph of their regiment will go to New York Governor Reuben E. Fenton.

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