Letters of Leroy Atkinson [manuscript], 1863-1864.

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Letters of Leroy Atkinson [manuscript], 1863-1864.

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Atkinson sends money home; mentions fighting near Fredericksburg during the Chancellorsville battle, his regiment's action at Gettysburg, the capture and loss of positions at Fredericksburg (Marye's Heights), and the beginning of the Bristoe Station campaign; and comments on prisoners, execution of deserters, and the possibility of furloughs. There are two brief replies from his wife, Martha.

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Atkinson, Leroy, fl. 1863-1864.

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Atkinson was a soldier in Co. B, 7th Maine Volunteers. From the description of Letters of Leroy Atkinson [manuscript], 1863-1864. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647832631 ...

Atkinson, Martha, fl. 1863-1864.

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United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1864)

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