Weeks, John F. (fl. 1860) to his parents
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06728.056 Author/Creator: Weeks, John F. (fl. 1860) Place Written: Benton Barracks, MO Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 September 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20 x 31 cm. Order a Copy
Writes that he dreads reading the list of the dead and wounded of his regiment. Reports that Colonel Bonneville has issued an order to call back all absentees for duty. Hopes to be exchanged soon. Includes a letter regarding the cost of supplies to sustain an army and asks that the writing be preserved in his journal back home. Reports that four steamboats were burned at the levee and are said to have been set afire with the intentions of burning some gunboats in between them. Reports in a postscript note that Brigadier General Lytle was killed in battle on September 22nd.
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