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- GLC#
- GLC02165.04-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- May 27, 1862
- Author/Creator
- Holly, William H., ?-1864
- Title
- to Mary Ann Davis
- Place Written
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Pagination
- 4 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 13 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Written at Camp Parapet to a friend. Describes his time in New Orleans in the beginning of May, including the abuse from the natives, such as threats of the Yellow Jack. Also describes in good detail his regiment's role in the taking of New Orleans upon his arrival on May 1st and their discovery of ammunition, cannon, and even money buried by the Rebels in their retreat.
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