Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Writing from northern Virginia, William B. Adams of Co. K, 5th Maine Infantry, thanked his sister Mary for the large Thanksgiving box she sent.
He also reported that his was the best brigade in the division, and the regiment the best in the brigade, and the company the best in the regiment -- and that they had the best officers.
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About This Item
- Title: W.B. Adams on Thanksgiving box, Virginia, 1861
- Creator: William Bryant Adams
- Creation Date: 1861-11-27
- Subject Date: 1861
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Locations:
- Casco, Cumberland County, ME
- Alexandria, 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, Mary J.--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--Military life
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864). Company K
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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