Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin Letter from New Orleans to hs Sister, 1863
Entry/Object ID
AM1993.37.29AB
Scope and Content
Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin Letter from New Orleans to his Sister, 1863. He cannot sleep because the mosquitoes are so bad. They have fog for 4 hours every night. They upset all the hives to get honey and some of the boys got stung. They got chickens, pigs, vegetables, sugar and molasses all they could carry.
General Witzel has left here to report to General Butler at Fort Monroe. Benjamin sent t$168.00 to Louisa by Adams Express.
General Emery has taken command of his division. The rebels fire on their river boats most every day. Dated December 13, 1864
B is the envelope addressed to Miss Louisa M. Parker No. 42 Springfield Street, Boston, Mass. Soldier Letter C. Babbiape (?) Chaplain written across end of envelope. Postmark New Orleans. Dated December 18, 1863.
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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New Orleans during Civil War, Adams Express, New Iberia, Fort Monroe