Letter from Robert C. Caldwell to Mag Caldwell, January 21st, 1864
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Identifier: 845.1.f.5
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. Robert writes that he is well except for an outbreak of lice, and again complains of the bad food. He reports that his unit may move to nearby Fort Campbell. Robert writes Mag very specific instructions on what to do about the harvesting, the planting, the farm hands and the animals on the farm. He asks for news of everyone and wants Mag to tell them to write him.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. Robert writes that he is well except for an outbreak of lice, and again complains of the bad food. He reports that his unit may move to nearby Fort Campbell. Robert writes Mag very specific instructions on what to do about the harvesting, the planting, the farm hands and the animals on the farm. He asks for news of everyone and wants Mag to tell them to write him.
Creator(s)
Caldwell, Robert C.
Date
January 21 , 1864
Call Number
845.1.f.5
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--Brunswick County (N.C)--Fort Campbell (N.C.)
United States--North Carolina--Brunswick County (N.C)--Fort Caswell (N.C.)
Type
text
Medium
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
125mm x 201mm
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