Civil War Letter: Austin, William H. Letter to Mrs. Parker, 1863
Entry/Object ID
AM1993.37.24
Scope and Content
Austin, William H. Letter to Mrs. Parker Civil War. He is laying off the city of Baton Rouge on board the U.S.S. Mississippi. He is a Union soldier telling about a torpedo that the rebels sent up the Mississippi River to blow up the Old Mississippi river boat. He said that they expected to make an attack on Port Hudson. He also mentions Vicksburg, U.S. Steam Gunboat Albatross, and Admiral Garagut and New Orleans. Dated March 4, 1863.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Letter
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Correspondence
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Letters, Civil wars
Search Terms
Port Hudson, Battle for Vicksburg, U.S. Steam Gunboat Albatross, Baton Rouge, Louisiana