Bartlett, George O., fl. 1862-1865 to Ira Andrews

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GLC02158.03
GLC#
GLC02158.03-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
December 18, 1862
Author/Creator
Bartlett, George O., fl. 1862-1865
Title
to Ira Andrews
Place Written
Falmouth, Virginia
Pagination
3 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.4 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

This letter describes the battle of Fredericksburg and the horror Bartlett witnessed. His "toung cannot express to you" what occurred. Also makes mention of how the soldiers behaved during the entry into the abandoned city, noting that Andrews may see "the soldiers reclining on Velvit longes drinking wine from Gold and Silver caps while squids of Officers are loaking to se the Boys injury themself."

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