Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Leonard Valentine, a private with the 25th Maine Infantry in Virgina wrote to his parents in Westbrook describing spring, with grass growing and the peach orchards in bloom.
He wrote, "before the war broke out this must have been a nice country, but now all is desolation and ruin."
Valentine served with his unit for nine months.
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About This Item
- Title: Leonard Valentine to parents, Virginia, 1863
- Creator: Leonard Valentine
- Creation Date: 1863-05-01
- Subject Date: 1863
- Location: VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-380, Misc. Box 14/32
- Collection: Leonard Valentine correspondence
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Seasons
- Spring--Virginia
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 25th (1862-1863)
- Valentine, Leonard--Correspondence
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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