Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877 to Maggie Parrot

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GLC#
GLC03858.02.06-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
4 December 1862
Author/Creator
Parrott, Henry C., fl. 1861-1877
Title
to Maggie Parrot
Place Written
Nashville, Tennessee
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

His General, P. Sidney Post, led them in Battalion Drill today. A Lieutenant Colonel from his regiment was taken prisoner while doing reconnaissance. "Secesh Cavalry are seen every day and occasional[l]y some are brought into camp." He mistook a group of runaway slaves for Confederates but did not communicate the error when he discovered it, causing fifty men to be sent after the slaves. Written at Camp Andy Johnson.

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