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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Letters, 1863

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: II.
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. LeRoy S. Chamberlain (1833-1867) Papers contains correspondence to family members. Topics include: waiting at the camp in Annapolis, spending time in the hospital for a sore ankle, guarding prisoners, Major General Burnside shooting a rebel, participating in the fighting, the lack of pay, the emancipation proclamation prolonging the war, how he feels about fighting alongside blacks, Fort Darling (Drewry's Bluff), his everyday activities, and inquiries about news from home. There...
Dates: 1863