Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865 to Father

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GLC#
GLC07705.150-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
13 March 1863
Author/Creator
Jackson, Richard H., fl. 1861-1865
Title
to Father
Place Written
Newport News, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : docket ; Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 12.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Everyone is being shipped out to Suffolk. He writes about the Conscription Law that makes no provision for the 2 year troops after their time has elapsed. He admonishes the people that have stayed home and done nothing.

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