Painter, Heber, 1841-1900 to sister Ella

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GLC02016.031
GLC#
GLC02016.031-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
3 May 1863
Author/Creator
Painter, Heber, 1841-1900
Title
to sister Ella
Place Written
New Bern, North Carolina
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Reports a skirmish with the rebels where one Union soldier was lost. Two companies from his regiment were ordered out after two soldiers had been discovered dead two miles from camp. Seven men, thought to have been responsible for the murders were detained but later released when their innocence was proven. The letter is continued on the evening of May 5th. Writes that refugees from Kinston, North Carolina reported that rebels have left, possibly to Suffolk. Reports that his health is fine. Written at Batchelder's Creek.

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