Porter, Charles B., fl. 1861-1863 to Brother Henry

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GLC#
GLC02172.14-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
30 August 1861
Author/Creator
Porter, Charles B., fl. 1861-1863
Title
to Brother Henry
Place Written
Arlington Heights, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 13.5 cm, Width: 21.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Four of their pickets were shot last night. In company O, one soldier was shot by hs own comrad. They were practicing a manual of arms. One ordered the other to load aim and fire his gun and he got shot through the heart.

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