Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933 to Emily Brown

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GLC03523.15.08
GLC#
GLC03523.15.08-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
5 June 1864
Author/Creator
Brown, Jesse, 1844-1933
Title
to Emily Brown
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 18.2 cm, Width: 22.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

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.

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