Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his family, 1863 June 15
- Collection Name:
- Brigham Family Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his family, 1863 June 15
- Creator:
- Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2016.107
- Object ID:
- 2016.107.13.12
- Date:
- 1863/06/15
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Charles L. Brigham to his family, dated June 15, 1863. In the letter, Charles states his company has just arrived across the river from Vicksburg. He says he can see the bombardment of the city and admits he "may get killed in this fight." Charles also tells his family that the only drinking water is from the river and that he wishes for some good spring water.
- Locations:
- Vicksburg, MS
- People:
- Brigham, Charles Lewis, 1843-1864 , Brigham, Charles A., 1815-1899 , Fairbanks, Eliza Ann, 1816-1900
- Organizations:
- United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 9th (1862-1865)
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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
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