Letter from Robert C. Caldwell to Mag Caldwell, January 5th, 1864
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Identifier: 845.1.f.1
Letter from Robert C. Caldwell to his wife Mag Caldwell. Robert is serving as a private in Company C., 10th Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery near Wilmington, N.C. He writes about the cold, rainy weather, sleeping in an old stable, surrounded by water and exposed to the cold wind, and his detail to build cabins for winter quarters. He has recently heard some preaching. Robert tells Mag he does not expect a furlough home and advises her on hiring help, and on buying a plow and horses or mule for the farm.more...
     
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Letter from Robert C. Caldwell to his wife Mag Caldwell. Robert is serving as a private in Company C., 10th Battalion, North Carolina Heavy Artillery near Wilmington, N.C. He writes about the cold, rainy weather, sleeping in an old stable, surrounded by water and exposed to the cold wind, and his detail to build cabins for winter quarters. He has recently heard some preaching. Robert tells Mag he does not expect a furlough home and advises her on hiring help, and on buying a plow and horses or mule for the farm.
Creator(s)
Caldwell, Robert C.
Date
January 05 , 1864
Call Number
845.1.f.1
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
Robert C. Caldwell Collection
Military History
- Civil War
Social and Family Life

Subject(s)
Caldwell, Robert C.--Correspondence
Caldwell, Mag--Correspondence
Letters
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
Soldiers--North Carolina--Correspondence
Finding Aid
Caldwell, Robert C., Collection

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Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--New Hanover County (N.C.)--Wilmington (N.C.)
Type
text
Medium
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
124mm x 201mm
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