S.F. Snell letter, 1863 Apr. 26.

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S.F. Snell letter, 1863 Apr. 26.

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Letter from S.F. Snell, a Union soldier in the 19th Army Corps, to his wife in New England. Writing on the date of his wedding anniversary from Brashear City, La. (now Morgan City), Snell writes of his longing for the company of his wife, his concern for her health and well-being, and his dismay at what he considers Louisianans' crass refusal to observe the Sabbath appropriately. Noting that General Nathaniel Banks arrived at Brashear City the day before, Snell also describes his regiment's military success, which he deems "the most complete of any during the war," and makes observations about the health and generally sanguine attitude of his fellow soldiers.

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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 ...

Snell, S. F. (Smardus F.), 1837 or 8-1911.

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United States. Army. Corps, 19th

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