| dc.contributor.author |
Allcot, William P. |
en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned |
2014-07-14T19:34:33Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2014-07-14T19:34:33Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
1862-04-28 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation |
William P. Allcot Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary. |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10288/20252 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
Describes the damp conditions at camp; his admiration for the commanding general, Darius Nash Couch; the corduroy raod used by the Union army; condemns the Confederate killing of a Union picket; happiness that his brother Edmond received his letter; describes his recent illness; will send money home; relates suffering caused by the war to the people in the South; wants his parents not to worry about him. Including as letterhead a full-color panoramic view of the fortifications around Washington, D.C., looking South across the Potomac River, with the Anacostia River flowing into the Potomac at the left of the picture. 4 pages. Incomplete. |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 62nd |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
Solder's writings, American |
en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives |
en_US |
| dc.subject.other |
Allcot, William P.--Correspondence |
en_US |
| dc.title |
William P. Allcot, in camp near Warwick Court House, Virginia to "Ma", his mother, Clarissa, New York, New York, 1862 April 28 |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Text |
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| dc.type.genre |
Letters (correspondence) |
en_US |
| dc.contributor.correspondent |
Allcot, Clarissa |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.collectionId |
Mss. 86 AL 1 |
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| dcterms.isPartOf |
William P. Allcot Papers |
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