Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Musician William B. Adams of the 5th Maine Regiment, a native of Raymond, reported to his sister Dorothy that he was "pretty well tired out -- having a great deal of fighting and short living."
He noted that 12 members of the regiment had been wounded or killed in the past three days and half the regiment lost since the war began.
"There has been some very hard fighting in this place and Gen Grant is proposing to seize it."
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About This Item
- Title: W.B. Adams from Cold Harbor, Va., 1864
- Creator: William B. Adams
- Creation Date: 1864-06-07
- Subject Date: 1864
- Location: Cold Harbor, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 371, Box 1/4
- Collection: William Bryant Adams Civil War letters and diaries
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Adams, Dorothy K.--Correspondence
- Adams, William Bryant, 1842-1922--Correspondence
- Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864
- Families--Maine--Casco
- Letters
- Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
- Soldiers
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army--Military life
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864). Company K
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