Dederer, N. A., fl. 1862-1863 to Peter B. Rathbone

GLC04703.04

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GLC#
GLC04703.04-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
January 30, 1863
Author/Creator
Dederer, N. A., fl. 1862-1863
Title
to Peter B. Rathbone
Place Written
Mississippi
Pagination
7 p. : docket ;.
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Continued 1 February and 2 February. Due to a measles outbreak, three companies are being detained on another ship further up the river. On his ship many are sick with fever. Describes Southern plantation houses, arrival and setting up at their new camp. Rumors about Seward and Stanton's resignation, Burnside being superseded by Freeman. Also mentions rumor of the withdrawal of troops by all Democratic governors from the federal army. [Expresses anxiety which followed the disastrous Battle of Fredericksburg.] Gives address as 114 Regt NY Banks Expedition, N. Orleans.

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