Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Marshall Phillips of the 5th Maine Regiment wrote to his wife, Diana, of Auburn, about receiving news of the evacuation of Yorktown.
He wrote, "the firing of cannon at that place kept us awake almost all night we expected the battle to commence in earnest this morning and that we should be orderd on but son after daylight we received a dispatch of the evacuation by night..."
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Marshall Phillips on evacuation of Yorktown, 1862
- Creator: Marshall S. Phillips
- Creation Date: 1862-05-04
- Subject Date: 1862
- Location: Yorktown, VA
- Media: Pencil on paper
- Dimensions: 24.5 cm x 11.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-166, Misc. Box 6/5
- Collection: Marshall S. Phillips correspondence
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Peninsular campaign, 1862
- Phillips family
- Phillips, Diannah--Correspondence
- Phillips, Marshall S., b. ca. 1822--Correspondence
- Shoemakers--Maine--Auburn
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864)
People
Other Keywords
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
Website
Use of this Item is not restricted by copyright and/or related rights, but the holding organization is contractually obligated to limit use. For more information, please contact the contributing organization. However, watermarked Maine Memory Network images may be used for educational purposes.
Please post your comment below to share with others. If you'd like to privately share a comment or correction with MMN staff, please send us a message with this link.
