Civil War letters of William B. Alexander, 1861-1862.

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Civil War letters of William B. Alexander, 1861-1862.

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Letter (21 Apr. 1861; 4 p.) written by William B. Alexander to his wife, Mary F. Alexander, describing Fort Monroe, Va., where he is stationed, and the events of 20 Apr. 1861, when his regiment participated in the evacuation and partial burning of the Federal Gosport Navy Yard near Norfolk, Va., after Commandant Charles S. McCauley decided that the facility was threatened with capture by the Confederacy; and a second letter (18 Mar. 1862; 4 p.) to his wife documenting the battle at New Bern, N.C., and the wound he received.

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