Civil War letters to Mary Hutchinson, 1861-1862.

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Civil War letters to Mary Hutchinson, 1861-1862.

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Benjamin F. Hutchinson, of the 7th Massachusetts, writes to his wife Mary describing life at Camp Brightwood, Washington D.C., a camp at Prospect Hill, Va., a camp near Ft. Monroe, Va., and Camp Winfield Scott, near Yorktown, Va. Topics include poor food, winter barracks, a review by Massachusetts Governor Andrew, desertions, illness among the troops, marches, sightseeing, foraging and destruction of local property, rumors, and incidents during fighting near Yorktown including Confederate shelling that killed men of the 7th Maine. Frank Erskine, of an unidentified regiment, writes to his [sister?] Mary Hutchinson from Berkeley's Landing mentioning the battle at Seven Pines and subsequent retreat, and reporting that her husband is well.

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Hutchinson, Mary, fl. 1861-1862,

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Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

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