Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
In November 1861, Pvt. William Adams of Co. K, 5th Maine Infantry, wrote to one of his sisters in Raymond, thanking her for items she had sent and suggesting if she had a spare cake or pie she could send it and it would arrive at the encampment by Thanksgiving.
Adams (1842-1922) enlisted in June 1861 at age 18. A musician, he served until July 1864.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: William Adams from Camp Franklin, Virginia, 1861
- Creator: William Bryant Adams
- Creation Date: 1861-11-07
- Subject Date: 1861
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Locations:
- Casco, Cumberland County, ME
- Franklin, Southampton County, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 12.7 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 371, Box 1/2
- Collection: William Bryant Adams Civil War letters and diaries
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Adams, Dorothy K.--Correspondence
- Adams, William Bryant, 1842-1922--Correspondence
- Families--Maine--Casco
- Food
- Letters
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
- Soldiers
- Thanksgiving Day
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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