Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-? to his mother

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GLC#
GLC04662.009-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
1862/7/3
Author/Creator
Walbridge, Charles E., 1842-?
Title
to his mother
Place Written
Harrison's Landing, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. :
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

They are currently camped at the birth place of William Henry Harrison. The house has been turned into a hospital. Stonewall Jackson turned the right flank of the Union Army, captured White House, Va and forced the retreat of the army. Many of the men are sick and wounded but the doctor and the steward have surrendered to the Confederates in order to care for captured wounded. He sent money home by a previous mail.

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