Letter from Calvin Burbank to cousin, 1862 December 29
- Collection Name:
- Calvin Burbank Correspondence, 1862-1964
- Title:
- Letter from Calvin Burbank to cousin, 1862 December 29
- Creator:
- Burbank, Calvin M., 1832-1866
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2003.015 (m)
- Object ID:
- 2003.015.013
- Date:
- 1862/12/29
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Calvin Burbank at camp near Falmouth, VA, to his cousin dated December 29, 1862. In the letter, Calvin notes the men in his regiment are all sick and tired of war and are looking forward to the end of their enlistment, though they know home will have changed drastically in three years. He goes on to discuss his Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners and notes they haven't been paid in four months.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Military camps , Thanksgiving Day , Christmas , Weather , Military pay
- Locations:
- Falmouth, VA
- People:
- Burbank, Calvin M., 1832-1866
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Eleanor H. Stark in 2003.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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