Letters to Lizzy Lafferty, 1861-1864.

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Letters to Lizzy Lafferty, 1861-1864.

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The collection consists of letters from Charles Lafferty to his sister Lizzy Lafferty of Salterville, Hudson County, New Jersey from 1861-1864. The letters describe Lafferty's daily activities; troop movements; provost guard duty in St. Augustine (Fla.); building fortifications and skirmishes at Palatka (Fla.); and fighting at Hilton Head (S.C.) from November - December, 1861 including number of casualties from the battle, the destruction of the fort and capture of a cannon, and description of the area.

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Lafferty, Charles.

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Charles Lafferty, Union soldier with Company H of the 48th New York Infantry Regiment. From the description of Letters to Lizzy Lafferty, 1861-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476816 ...

United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 48th (1861-1865)

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Lafferty, Lizzie.

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