Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865 to Stockton Bates

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GLC#
GLC03523.23.03-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
27 October 1862
Author/Creator
Allison, William A., fl. 1861-1865
Title
to Stockton Bates
Place Written
Indian Springs, Maryland
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 24.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Describes the scene as "a cold, rainy Sunday in a crowded, leaky tent, three more letters to write, and no dinner in prospective except 'beans.'" Mentions constant marching with little rest. As it is getting cold, "the boys draw around the fire, where we have some gay time, telling yarns, arguing, &c." Fellow soldiers call him "Pud" or "Clothes" for his large shape. "With us, the war seems but little advanced toward the end."

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