Blanchard, Ira, 1835-? to Mary (Wright) Kellogg

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GLC#
GLC03523.31.13-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
circa February 1862
Author/Creator
Blanchard, Ira, 1835-?
Title
to Mary (Wright) Kellogg
Place Written
Dover, Tennessee
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 17.7 cm, Width: 25.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Blanchard writes to Mary Wright from Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Reports his troops are pushing forward to Nashville, Tennessee. Refers to the battle and capture of Fort Henry, the first important Union victory in the Western Theater. Informs that cannons are all drawn by horses. Mentions he carries her likeness in his coat pocket. States that a number of wounded and dead have been sent home. Comments the weather is lovely and springlike. Date of letter is inferred based on content. Letter is incomplete. Written at Fort Donelson

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