Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

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GLC#
GLC04558.026-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
2 June 1862
Author/Creator
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Title
To his wife
Place Written
Roanoke Island, North Carolina
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 13 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Home affairs: children, horses, business deals. Food: "We have plenty of salt pork, bacon, and beef there has been a lot of fat cattle brought here which they butcher so as to have fresh beef twice a week.... We get a kind of conglomerated vegitables [sic] composed of all sorts of boiled, mixed up together and dried vegitables for soup. It is considered very healthy and is middling good but since some of the boys found worms in their soup it dont go down so well." Describes bread so heavy that the soldiers fight with it.

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