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Title
Cassimere Churchill, Camp Desolation, to "Dear Sister", 1862 March 19
Description
Cassimere describes where he is sitting and what is going on around him. He is guarding the ammunition train which has "...120 wagons...drawn by 360 trains...we have shot and shell enough to bury Richmond." He tells of the vessels on the river and how Regulars and Volunteers often fight. His replies to his sister's criticisms of his picture. He is the heaviest man in the regiment at 227 lbs. "...three wooden guns at Manassas were put to fool us..."
Creator
Churchill, Cassimere, 1840-1861
Source
Small Collections Box 15, Folder 1
Identifier
SC 00406
Language
eng
Type
Text
Date Created
1862-03-19
Has Version
https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/22540
Is Part Of
Cassimere Churchill Papers
Scripto
Status
To transcribe
Percent Completed
100
Weight
100100
Citation
Churchill, Cassimere, 1840-1861, “Cassimere Churchill, Camp Desolation, to "Dear Sister", 1862 March 19,” W&M Transcribe, accessed May 28, 2023, https://transcribe.libraries.wm.edu/items/show/5210.