Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
John Marshall Brown of Portland wrote to his sister Ellen (Nellie) from a camp in Hartwood, Virginia, during the Civil War.
He describes the rainy weather, the mud, and tells her he and his fellow soldiers had been telling ghost stories to amuse themselves in the dreary conditions.
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About This Item
- Title: John Marshall Brown letter from Hartwood, Va., 1862
- Creator: John Marshall Brown
- Creation Date: 1862-11-21
- Subject Date: 1862
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Locations:
- Stafford County, VA
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-602, Misc. Box 23/4
- Collection: John Marshall Brown correspondence
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Brown, John Marshall, 1838-1907--Correspondence
- Clifford, Ellen Greeley Brown, 1841-1904--Correspondence
- Ghost stories
- Letters
- Military life
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
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