Name/Title
Parsil: Samuel B. Parsil Civil War Letter, October 29, 1862Entry/Object ID
2022.214.002Scope and Content
Letter from Samuel B. Parsil to his parents dated October 29, 1862 from the 27th NJ Infantry at Camp Kerney, Virginia and describes the march from Washington to Virginia, near Arlington Heights. He mentions being able to see the house of the Rebel General Lee from camp. Parsil notes that "John Sprigg talked politics so much that the Cornel (sic) had to forbid talking politics in camp."Acquisition
Accession
2022.214Acquisition Method
Gift
