Brown, Jesse (1844-1933) to Emily Brown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.15.08 Author/Creator: Brown, Jesse (1844-1933) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 June 1864 Pagination: 4 p. ; 18.2 x 22.7 cm. Order a Copy
Reports a slight wound on his left leg. They have been in fighting position for over 50 hours but are doing well under Grant. "Oh when I come home I shall have plenty to tell you that I cannot now." Sends a belt buckle from a dead Rebel for Jed. Written from the 5th Maine Battery.
Brown enlisted as a private. On 10 December 1861 he was transferred to the K Company, Maine 18th Infantry, and a year later was transferred to the K Company, Maine 1st Heavy Artillery. He also served in the C Company, Maine Coast Guard. Brown was wounded 18 June 1864 in Petersburg.
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