Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863 to Brother

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GLC#
GLC08914.024-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
5 May 1863
Author/Creator
Rifenburgh, Peter E., 1843-1863
Title
to Brother
Place Written
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 13.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Glad to have received his letter; hopes this letter will find him in good health. Will send a copy of the New Orleans newspaper. Sent his likeness in a photograph and an ambrotype a week ago. Lewis Brooks had gotten a letter from [Mag] saying that he (Rifenburgh's brother) had been complaining about having not received a letter in a while. Now thinks the war will last a long time: "I don't think that this war is going to end in three months or12 months." "Hot as hell" at the camp, but is able to stand the heat. Written at Camp Parapet.

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