Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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J.E. Mitchell, a soldier in Company C of the 29th Maine Regiment, wrote to his sister, Persis Blanchard of Cumberland, about his journey from Maine to New Orleans.
He comments that the ship tried to stop in Key West for coal, but was denied a berth because of a smallpox outbreak among the soldiers.
He notes that the soldiers are living in little "dog" tents. He writes, "I wish you could see our camp two hundred and fifty little tents three feet high."
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About This Item
- Title: J.E. Mitchell to Persis Blanchard, Franklin City, LA, 1864
- Creator: J. E. Mitchell
- Creation Date: 1864-02-27
- Subject Date: 1864
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Locations:
- New Orleans, LA
- Franklin , LA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2239, Box 6/1
- Collection: Blanchard family papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Blanchard, Persis De Forrest, 1836-1970--Correspondence
- Communicable diseases
- Letters
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- Mitchell, James E.--Correspondence
- Smallpox
- Soldiers--Maine
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1863)
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 29th (1863-1866)
- United States. Army. Military life
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