Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin New Orleans, Tivoli Circle to his Sister, 1864
Entry/Object ID
AM1993.37.39AB
Scope and Content
Civil War Letter: Parker, Benjamin New Orleans, Tivoli Circle to his Sister, 1864. He has been away from the city for 12 days. He went as a guard and took prisoners to Parrish Prison and put them on board the Steamer Hussas. He recalls the trip as in the form of a diary (day by day) beginning April 9. He mentions Fort Jackson, Key West, Fort Jefferson and that their rations ran out. He writes that while he was away other soldiers opened his mail looking for money, Dated April 21, 1864.
B is the envelope addressed to Louis M. Parker 42 Springfield Street, Boston Mass. There is no cancellation stamp. Portion of the envelope is torn off.
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
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Civil wars
Search Terms
Parrish Prison, Civil War Prisons, New Orleans, Tivoli Circle, Steamer Hussas, Fort Jackson, Key West, Florida, Fort Jefferson