Charles W. Hill letter, 19 March 1863.

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Charles W. Hill letter, 19 March 1863.

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Letter dated 19 March 1863 from Charles W. Hill, serving with the 5th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in New Bern, N.C., to his wife Martha Hill in West Medway, Mass. Letter mentions military movements of his regiment and brigade, dislike of a superior officer's mishandling of soldiers' pay, a conversation with Confederate General J. Johnston Pettigrew's servant who had recently escaped, and general morale.

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