George Whittlesey letters, 1862-1863.

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George Whittlesey letters, 1862-1863.

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Written from Camp Stevens, Brashear City, and other locations in southern Louisiana to a young woman addressed as "Cousin Eliza" of Waterford, New York, during the first Red River campaign, Whittlesey's letters combine flirtatious bantering about his correspondent's pastimes and appearance with more sober reports of the activities of his regiment and the progress of the war in southern Louisiana. He describes his concerns about the strength of Union forces in the area, preparations for the siege at Port Hudson, his fellow soldiers' unflattering opinion of General Nathaniel Banks, and his life in New Orleans following his discharge from the U.S. Army due to illness. The collection includes one letter to Whittlesey from Eliza.

6 letters.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Banks, Nathaniel Prentice, 1816-1894

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Nathaniel Prentice (or Prentiss) Banks (January 30, 1816 – September 1, 1894) was an American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War. A millworker by background, Banks was prominent in local debating societies, and his oratorical skills were noted by the Democratic Party. However, his abolitionist views fitted him better for the nascent Republican Party, through which he became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Governor of Massachusetts ...

United States. Army. Connecticut Infantry Regiment, 13th (1862-1866)

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Whittlesey, George.

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George Whittlesey was a lieutenant colonel with the 13th Connecticut Volunteers serving under General Nathaniel Banks. From the description of George Whittlesey letters, 1862-1863. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 173137428 ...