Keywords: Fairfax
Item 13726
Letter from Cpl. William A. Allen, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863-05-03 Location: Fairfax Media: Ink on paper
Item 34140
John French letter to his family, July 1861
Contributed by: Fifth Maine Regiment Museum Date: 1861-07-25 Location: Albion Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Meshach P. Larry: Civil War Letters
Meshach P. Larry, a Windham blacksmith, joined Maine's 17th Regiment Company H on August 18, 1862. Larry and his sister, Phebe, wrote to each other frequently during the Civil War, and his letters paint a vivid picture of the life of a soldier.
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Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4
"… Potomac and Alexandria Rivers near Franconia, in Fairfax County, Virginia two months after their involvement at Bull Run."
