Letters of Samuel M. Woods to his wife Lucy [manuscript], 1863-1865.

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Letters of Samuel M. Woods to his wife Lucy [manuscript], 1863-1865.

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Letters home discuss camp life and family news. Topics include the drafting of one brother, and the death of a second at Port Hudson, picket duty, diphtheria deaths, local black women he was afraid to touch, living off the Virginia countryside, and apprenticing their son.

6 items and 2 additional letters from unidentified soldiers.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7921064

University of Virginia. Library

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Union soldier. From the description of Letters of Samuel M. Woods to his wife Lucy [manuscript], 1863-1865. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647821454 ...