Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his brother George, 1863 May 18

Collection Name:

Brigham Family Papers

Title:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his brother George, 1863 May 18

Creator:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2016.107

Object ID:

2016.107.13.07

Date:

1863/05/18

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his brother George, dated May 18, 1863. In the letter, Charles tells his younger brother he is glad to hear he is helping out their father on the farm. He writes of seeing slaves in the corn fields and tells George to send his respects to a Mr. Elbridge Harris. Charles tells George that he is glad their brother Ed was not in the fighting at Fredericksburg and that it is "not much fun in seeing dead men lay around in the ground as I saw at south Mountain las Sept."

Subjects:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Locations:

Lancaster, KY

People:

Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864 , Brigham, George, 1851-1913

Organizations:

United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

Gift in memory of Richard Bean Law and George B. Law arranged by Jerrilee Cain.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1