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Dublin Core
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
Scripto
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.