Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin Letter, from Steamer Grey Cloud, New Basen, to Mother, 1862
Entry/Object ID
AM1993.37.19AB
Scope and Content
Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin Letter, from Steamer Grey Cloud, New Basen, to Mother, 1862. He is an engineer on a steamer. He writes about various boats, Whiteman, Brown, Grey Cloud. He tells her where they are going and what troops and guns they carry. He mentions Pearl River, a plantation, a brick yard with 27 Negroes and he describes New Orleans. Dated June 15, 1862.
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
Civil wars
Search Terms
New Basen, Steamer Grey Cloud, Pearl River Plantation, New Orleans, Steamer Whiteman, Steamer Brown