Letter, 23 January 1862 Camp Curtis, Land's End Va. to brother.

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Letter, 23 January 1862 Camp Curtis, Land's End Va. to brother.

Concerns good news that brother is in winter quarters; thinks Charles should be discharged for disability; two companies of his regiment have been moved to redoubts and rifle pits across a strip of land between Lames and Warwick rivers; heard that Merrimac is completed; bill to re-organize Virginia forces; and says he is fighting for "liberty and country."

4p. on 1 leaf. ; 25x20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7638096

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Burwell, Armistead, 1839-1913.

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Armistead Burwell enlisted 12 May 1861, at age 21. He was a farmer. He was wounded Drewy's Bluff 16 May 1864 and paroled Richmond May 1865.His brother Charles S. Burwell enlisted Clarksville, 12 May 1861. He was a farmer also and was discharged with a disability 9 September 1862. From the description of Letter, 23 January 1862 Camp Curtis, Land's End Va. to brother. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 513882772 Armistead Burwell (1839-1913) was a lawyer of ...

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