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- GLC#
- GLC03135.07.03-View header record
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- January 15, 1863
- Author/Creator
- Davison, Nathaniel R., fl. 1861-1863
- Title
- to Sallie and the babies
- Place Written
- Goldsboro, NC
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 26 cm
- Primary time period
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
- Sub-Era
- The American Civil War
Nathaniel R. Davison writes to his sister, Sallie, and her children from Goldsboro, NC. He speaks of Union troops advancing toward Kinston, NC, and he describes life in camp, including the mild winter and his commissary duties. Davison writes that he almost got married and asks about the engagement of his friends, Kate and Jim Finley.
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