Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Writing from the 6th Regiment Maine Volunteers camp at Maxall Hill, Virginia, Pvt. John E. Stewart of Cherryfield, a soldier in Co. G, wrote to Samantha Leighton of Cherryfield about being sick from "standing picket."
He also discussed how he was sending letters and whether they were being received.
He told Leighton he had sent her flower seeds in some letters.
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About This Item
- Title: Pvt. John E. Stewart on letter writing, Virginia, 1861
- Creator: John E. Stewart
- Creation Date: 1861-10-20
- Subject Date: 1861
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Locations:
- Maxall Hill, Lewinsville, VA
- Columbia, VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20 cm x 12.2 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-7336, Misc. Box 255/9
- Collection: John E. Stewart correspondence to Samantha Leighton
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Domestic Life--Virginia--Columbia
- Military life--Virginia--Lewinsville
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
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