Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865 to Father

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GLC#
GLC03523.08.38-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
23 May 1862
Author/Creator
Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
Title
to Father
Place Written
Falmouth, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 31.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Informs his father that they are preparing for battle, and will move across the river where they will meet about 25,000 Rebel soldiers. Reports that a portion of General Nathaniel Bank's troops have come, but because the Confederates have "worked their way into the rear" of General Johnson, they will have to return. Also informs him that General James Shields returned as well. Notes that President Abraham Lincoln, Secretary Edwin M. Stanton, and Major General Irvin McDowell, "with Jefferson Davis negro" reviewed them on Friday afternoon. Comments on General George McCall's position as Major General.

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