Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This letter from Meshach P. Larry of Dec. 18, 1862 to his sister, Phebe, describes events surrounding the Battle of Fredericksburg during the American Civil War, among other things.
Meshach P. Larry was born in 1835 and raised in Windham. A blacksmith by trade, he joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1962. Larry was one of the 21 Union soldiers missing in action after a bloody battle called the Wilderness Campaign.
In this letter written from Camp Pitcher to his sister Phebe, he writes, "...our big guns throw big shells into the woods, and I could hear the trees crack, but what damage they done, I could not tell."
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About This Item
- Title: Meshach P. Larry on events of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Dec. 18, 1862
- Creator: Meshach P. Larry
- Creation Date: 1862-12-18
- Subject Date: 1862
- Location: Falmouth, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-293
- Collection: Meshach P. Larry letters
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Fredericksburg, Battle of, Fredericksburg, Va., 1862
- Larry, Meshach P. (1835-1864)--Letters
- Manuscripts
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental Histories
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns--Fredericksburg, Battle of, 1862--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865)--Personal narratives
People
Other Keywords
- Antietam, Battle of, 1862
- Generals
- Home, domestic life & personal possessions
- Maine
- Military
- Personal writing
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