| dc.contributor.author |
Allcot, William P. |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2014-07-14T19:36:49Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2014-07-14T19:36:49Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
1863-05-09 |
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| 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/10288/20262 |
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| dc.description.abstract |
Was slightly wounded at the battle of Fredericksburg; going to the rear for treatment; his 62nd suffered 130 casualties; his 6th Corps driven back from the heights of Fredericksburg by the Confederate; two companies of his regiment taken prisoner and 160 men killed, wounded, or prisoners; General Joseph Hooker's plan of attack should have worked; conscription should be enforced; wishes the family well, and his parents should write him concerning money he sent; rheumatism and his wound affect him minimally; wants to know if his parents have heard from him. 4 pages. Autographed letter signed. |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 62nd |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Solder's writings, American |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives |
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| dc.subject.lcsh |
Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862 |
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| dc.subject.other |
Allcot, William P.--Correspondence |
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| dc.title |
William P. Allcot, camp near Falmouth, Virginia, to "Ma & Pa" his parents, Thomas and Clarissa, New York, New York, 1863 May 9 |
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| dc.type |
Text |
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| dc.type.genre |
Letters (correspondence) |
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| dc.contributor.correspondent |
Allcot, Thomas |
en_US |
| dc.contributor.correspondent |
Allcot, Clarissa |
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| dc.identifier.collectionId |
Mss. 86 AL 1 |
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| dcterms.isPartOf |
William P. Allcot Papers |
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