Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) to Maria Damuth
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.14.28 Author/Creator: Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) Place Written: Vicksburg, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 June 1863 Pagination: 6 p. ; 12.5 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to thanks his sister for a package she has sent him, "I think more of the handkerchief than any thing." Describes the evening before when, on picket, "we could here the rebels sing Methodist hyms I think they are all like devils very pious when they get in a dangerous place." Gives details of a bombardment of Rebel lines in the morning. A new general is coming to replace McClernand, since he "done some thing the day they made the charge that dident suit Grant." Their new general is named Orff. Opines that Northern Democrats have been patriotic "onely to save thear own cowardly heads from the draft."
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