Letter from Robert C. Caldwell to Mag Caldwell, October 21st, 1864
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Identifier: 845.1.f.27
Letter from Confederate soldier 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 from Camp Davis on Masonboro Sound and says he sleeps in a tent lying on the ground. He writes that times are hard and he is sick and tired of the war, but trusts that God will see them through. He tells Mag there have been no cases of yellow fever.more...
     
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Letter from Confederate soldier 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 from Camp Davis on Masonboro Sound and says he sleeps in a tent lying on the ground. He writes that times are hard and he is sick and tired of the war, but trusts that God will see them through. He tells Mag there have been no cases of yellow fever.
Creator(s)
Caldwell, Robert C.
Date
October 21 , 1864
Call Number
845.1.f.27
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
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
Letters
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.)--Camp Davis (N.C.)
Type
text
Medium
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
124mm x 199mm
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