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Letters from Ransom to Maria (9), 1862-12

 Folder: 4, Box: 1
Part of MS-38: Ransom F. Sargent Civil War papers

Description

Subjects Include: description of musician's pay; lengthy description of camp life and resources; description of slight skirmishing with rebels while travelling; Battle of Frie begins - observation of the shelling and burning of Fredericksburg and description of the city afterwards; descriptions of battling around Fredericksburg and Ransom's reflections; discussion of ordered discharge of all musicians and failure of Ransom's officers to comply; New London gossip

Dates

  • 1862-12

Conditions Governing Access

From the Box:

Unrestricted.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
6065 Webster Hall
Hanover NH 03755 USA

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