Mortimer, Caleb C.E. (1835-1862) to his wife
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01898.11 Author/Creator: Mortimer, Caleb C.E. (1835-1862) Place Written: Hall's Hill, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 December 1861 Pagination: 4 p. ; 20.5 x 13.5 cm. Order a Copy
Writes that tomorrow General George B. McClellan will do a ground review of General Fitz-John Porter's division. Captain Follett's battery will be there. Written from Camp Follett. Stationary embossed "Farrar, Follett & Co. Metals, Boston." and "Stand by the Flag" with an image of an American flag.
Caleb Mortimer enlisted on 5 September 1861 as a 1st Lieutenant and was commissioned into the Massachusetts 3rd Light Artillery. He was wounded at Gaines' Mill, Virginia on 27 June 1862 and died the next day.
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