Letters, 1860-1864.

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Letters, 1860-1864.

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Letters to parents sent from Camp Lincoln, Annapolis and Baltimore, Md., Newbern and Plymouth, N.C., Alexandria, Va. and Washington, D.C. Letters are newsy and detailed. Describes drilling, guard duty, camp life, troop movements, skirmishes and battles. Gives very detailed descriptions of his life in camp, what they eat, wear, living quarters, other soldiers, his general thoughts on all of it and his stay in the hospital in Baltimore. Also detailed descriptions of troop movements with references to different troops they come in contact with and officers who visit. Many references to General Burnside. Gives words of encouragement to his family. One grade report, 1860, for Murdock from the Lancaster Institute.

ca. 50 letters.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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