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

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GLC#
GLC03523.08.92-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
February 18, 1864
Author/Creator
Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
Title
to Louisa B. Terry
Place Written
Alexandria, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Relays to his sister "Lou," that he is not fond of writing letters and that he makes them all "as short as possible. In fact we have no news that the world does not know and it is wasting both time and labor writing a whole rigamarole of nonsense." Reports that he thinks there will be a draft in Philadelphia. Writes "but as far as I'm concerned I do not care how often they draft in the City for I would like to see some the pretty boys there drafted for three years or sooner Kill." Discusses not having enough shirts to wear, stating about the two shirts that he does have, "I manage to stick to them both like Grim death to a dead nigger for the simple reason that I cannot better myself."

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