Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin Letter to his Brother, 1864
Entry/Object ID
AM1993.37.32AB
Scope and Content
Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin Letter to his Brother, 1864. Could be to his brother, Clark. Benjamin explains the hardships of fighting in the war. Tells him he and the head engineer of their boat do not trust the pilot and captain. He gives details of a fight on the water at Baton Rouge. He tell him how he goes overboard and nearly drowns.
He tells his brother to start leading a better life. Dated January 30, 1864.
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
Franklin, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Gunboat Warfare in Civil War