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

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GLC#
GLC04558.063-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 19, 1863
Author/Creator
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Title
To his wife
Place Written
Camp opposite Fredericksburg, [Virginia]
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 12.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Mail delays, marching orders given and countermanded, mutiny: "I hear this morning that we have a little bit of mutiny in our brigade. The 103d regt N.Y.V. last night burnt up all their cartridges. They say there a[i]nt an officer in the regiment that has got his commission and they declare they wont lead them into a fight. I wish the whole army of the Potomac would mutiny and leave for home, [I]'d go in a minute." Mentions sending "dogratype" (daguerreotype) in previous message.

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