Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Pvt. Marshall S. Phillips of the 5th Maine Regiment, somewhere in Virginia, wrote to his wife, Diana, in Auburn, saying the regiment was still in its winter camp.
He told her not to show the letter to anyone and wrote that he dreaded the upcoming spring campaign because his time in the army was so close to ending.
He also told her she would have to get someone to "plough and plant the gardin."
"I hope to see you all next June," he wrote.
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About This Item
- Title: Marshall Phillips to wife, from Virginia, 1864
- Creator: Marshall S. Phillips
- Creation Date: 1864-03-17
- Subject Date: 1864
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Locations:
- VA
- Auburn, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Pencil on paper
- Dimensions: 20.2 cm x 12.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-166, Misc. Box 6/7
- Collection: Marshall S. Phillips correspondence
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Phillips family
- Phillips, Diannah--Correspondence
- Phillips, Marshall S., b. ca. 1822
- Phillips, Marshall S., b. ca. 1822--Correspondence
- Shoemakers--Maine--Auburn
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864)
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