Parrott, Henry C. to sister
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03858.02.14 Author/Creator: Parrott, Henry C. Place Written: Winchester, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 August 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.8 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
He remarks that it has been a year and a day since he enlisted and though "there is no more signs of peace now than there was then," he is willing to stay for one more year. He expects that his sister has seen John who is no longer with his regiment. There do not seem to be any Confederates in the area. He is sorry to hear that their friends have died but "such is the fate of war & no one knows how soon his time may come to be served in a like manner." He encloses a photograph of himself.
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