Letters, 1862-1864.

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Letters, 1862-1864.

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Letters, 14 September 1862-31 October 1864, from Sergeant William Taylor to his wife, Jane McKnight Taylor. The letters are written from camps in Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Indiana and Maryland and on board steamers. Included are descriptions of the Battle of Fredericksburg, the shelling of Vicksburg, the fighting, retreat and siege near Knoxville, the siege of Petersburg, and the Petersburg mine explosion and assault.

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United States. Army. Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, 100th.

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Taylor, William, b. 1826.

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William Taylor enlisted from North Liberty, Mercer Co., Pa. into the 100th Pennsylvania Regiment. He was discharged from the service with a medical certificate, 13 November 1864. From the description of Letters, 1862-1864. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 42209076 ...