Sheppard family papers, 1860-1922.

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Sheppard family. Sheppard family papers, 1860-1922.

Sheppard family papers, 1860-1922.

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Chiefly Civil War letters of John. L. Sheppard, Thomas Sheppard, and Benjamin Sheppard, to their parents, re camp life, friends and relatives, opinions on progress of the war, food and clothing, Battle of Secessionville, and activities in the Quartermaster Department. Including letter, 22 May 1862, Camp Gregg, Massaponock Valley, Army of Rappahanock, Virginia, Thomas Sheppard to his brother, re marching, camp life, and an encounter with the enemy; letter, 3 June 1862, James Island, S.C., John L. Sheppard to his brother, re shelling at Seccessionville, camp life, encounters with the enemy, and urging his parents to be hopeful re his and his brothers' survival. Also including letter, 22 June 1862, James Island, S.C., Benjamin Sheppard, to his mother, re camp life, the horrific aftermath of battle, and the barbarity of a war waged by educated, civilized people; and letter, 7 Feb. 1865, Augusta, Ga., John Sheppard, to his mother, reporting plans by military authorities to burn cotton rather than let it fall into the hands of the enemy.

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