Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin from Algears to his Sister, 1864
Entry/Object ID
AM1993.37.46
Scope and Content
Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin from Algears to his Sister, 1864. On short notice when all were sound asleep orders came to strike tents. They got aboard the river Steamer City Memphis. The troops leave here every day on ocean steamers. The mail steamers are stopped so they can carry the troops. They expect to join General Grant. Dated July 9, 1864.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Letter
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Correspondence
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Other Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
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Civil wars
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Mail Steamers during the Civil War, Algears, Steamer City Memphis