Letter from Robert C. Caldwell to Mag Caldwell, June 3rd, 1864
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Identifier: 845.1.f.19
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 tells Mag he likes his current location, but does not know how long he will be there. He has one blanket, which is also his bed, and has cornbread, black coffee, and Nassau meat to eat. Buttermilk is one dollar a quart.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 tells Mag he likes his current location, but does not know how long he will be there. He has one blanket, which is also his bed, and has cornbread, black coffee, and Nassau meat to eat. Buttermilk is one dollar a quart.
Creator(s)
Caldwell, Robert C.
Date
June 03 , 1864
Call Number
845.1.f.19
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
165mm x 199mm
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