Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918 To his wife

GLC04558.146

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GLC#
GLC04558.146-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
9 July 1864
Author/Creator
Tillotson, George W., 1830-1918
Title
To his wife
Place Written
Petersburg, Virginia
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Evaluates the damage that different types of artillery shells (i.e. mortar and rifled cannon shot) create at various distances from the front line. Mentions troops rotations between lines, and farm business. Gives a current price for cotton cloth (75 cents a yard) and comments that bullies make cowardly soldiers. Written in a camp near Petersburg, Virginia

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