xt78sf2m7c9x_11 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt78sf2m7c9x/data/mets.xml https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt78sf2m7c9x/data/1997ms469.dao.xml Sturgis, Appleton, 1842-1900 0.45 Cubic Feet 72 items Page one of the letter is covered in a mylar sleeve due to poor condition. Page one of the letter is covered in a mylar sleeve due to poor condition and some disintegration. The first and last pages of the letter are covered in mylar sleeves due to poor condition and some disintegration. The first page and the last two pages of the letter are covered in mylar sleeves due to poor condition and some disintegration. Letter is covered in a mylar sleeve due to poor condition and some disintegration. Document is covered in a mylar sleeve due to poor condition and some disintegration. archival material 1997ms469 English University of Kentucky Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.  Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. Appleton Sturgis papers Letters. Peninsular Campaign, 1862 Soldiers--Correspondence. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical and sanitary affairs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865. Letter to Margaret Sturgis, aboard the 
                        Achilles, Shipping Point, VA text Letter to Margaret Sturgis, aboard the 
                        Achilles, Shipping Point, VA 2021 https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt78sf2m7c9x/data/1997ms469/Box_1/Folder_11/Multipage44.pdf 1862 April 15 1862 1862 April 15 
                    Scope and Contents note
                    
To Mother. 
                        , 
                        , 
                        , 
                        , 
                        , 
                        , and 
                         transporting troops and on the way to Alexandria to get more. General McClellan and 60,000 troops have rebel forces surrounded and trapped near Yorktown. General Franklin’s division started to arrive, and gunboats are waiting up York river. Sturgis describes the 100,000 men and wagons that stretched four miles long, the conversation he had with men from the 69th New York about their movements, and General McClellan’s narrow escape from a rebel trap. He also lists the acquaintances he has made that may be useful for his future in the shipping business, and some of the jobs the 
                         and the crew have been doing. Transcription of a copy of an incident report.
                 section false xt78sf2m7c9x_11 xt78sf2m7c9x