Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin Letter, Sending Clothes Home, to sister Louisa, 1862
Entry/Object ID
AM1993.37.17
Scope and Content
Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin Letter, Sending Clothes Home, to sister Louisa, 1862. He has gotten through on the Idaho and has more than he can carry in his knapsack. He is trying to get on one of the navy gunboat as an assistant engineer and will then rank as a officer. Seven were struck by lighting, 6 more drowned due to undercurrent, 7 Negroes stole a sailboat, ran from Bayou St. Louis and came to Ship Island. Dated May 6, 1862.
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
Search Terms
Gunboats in Civil War, Steamer Idaho, Bayou St. Louis, Civil War Gunboats, Ship Island, Mississippi