Harvey Marshall to Elizabeth Marshall, 16 December 1862
December 16 1862
Battlefield
My dear wife
we crossed the rappanick river in doble quick time under a heavy fire of musketry an cannon dear wife our company sufered severly our captain got wounded I am safe yet thank God we are three and 3 nights on the battle field dear wife keep Jacop home he do not know the horrors of war If he was to see all the men and horses carying ded he would not want to come out heare / My dear wife if I do not write again you will know what happened to me
No more at
present from
your affectionate
Husband
Harvy Marshal
3234
DATABASE CONTENT
(3234) | DL0885 | 61 | Letters | 1862-12-16 |
Letter from Harvey Marshall, 114th Pennsylvania Infantry, Fredericksburg Battlefield, December 16, 1862; re: written during the Battle of Fredericksburg
Tags: Animals, Battle of Fredericksburg, Death (Military), Fighting, Injuries, Marching
People - Records: 2
- (837) [writer] ~ Marshall, Harvey
- (838) [recipient] ~ Marshall, Elizabeth ~ Montgomery, Elizabeth
Places - Records: 1
SOURCES
Harvey Marshall to Elizabeth Marshall, 16 December 1862, DL0885, Nau Collection