Letter, Edwin Y. Brown to his Brother, 1862 May 10

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Title

Letter, Edwin Y. Brown to his Brother, 1862 May 10

Description

Edwin Y. Brown, Headquarters, First Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, Williamsburg, Virginia, to "brother". Detailed account of the Battle of Williamsburg, describing the maneuvers of the Union troops, the Rebel cry of "Bull Run, Bull Run" when Union troops began to run out of ammunition, and the Union forces' eventual victory when fresh troops under General Kearney [sic] [Kearny] arrived; mention of the battlefield being "a horrible sight" the next day.

Creator

Brown, Edwin Y.

Source

Small Collections Box 74, Folder 1

Identifier

SC 01069

Language

eng

Type

Text

Date Created

1862-05-10

Is Part Of

Edwin Y. Brown Papers

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Status

To transcribe

Percent Completed

100

Weight

100100

Citation

Brown, Edwin Y., “Letter, Edwin Y. Brown to his Brother, 1862 May 10,” W&M Transcribe, accessed May 28, 2023, https://transcribe.libraries.wm.edu/items/show/5270.