Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
William B. Adams of Co. K of the 5th Maine Infantry wrote to his sister Dora in Maine on May 10, 1863 to describe the failed effort at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
He wrote that the fighting lasted seven days and 97 soldiers from the 5th Maine were killed, wounded, or missing.
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About This Item
- Title: W.B. Adams on failed campaign, 1863
- Creator: William B. Adams
- Creation Date: 1863-05-10
- Subject Date: 1863
- Location: Chancellorsville, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 371, Box 1/3
- 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
- Battles & campaigns
- Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863
- Families--Maine--Casco
- Letters
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
- Soldiers
- 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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