Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Writing to his sister, Nellie, from Jacksonville, Fla., John Marshall Brown, with the Ames Division, discusses the beauty of Jacksonville and the destruction from Union soldiers in 1863.
He noted that the burning was being investigated. He said it was done by a Maine colonel and the Rev. Col. Higginson.
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About This Item
- Title: J.M. Brown letter from Jacksonville, Florida, 1864
- Creator: John Marshall Brown
- Creation Date: 1864-02-28
- Subject Date: 1864
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Locations:
- Jacksonville, FL
- 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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- Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
- Brown, John Marshall, 1838-1907--Correspondence
- Clifford, Ellen Greeley Brown, 1841-1904--Correspondence
- Letters
- Military life
- Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
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