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Letter to Margaret Sturgis, aboard the Achilles, Washington D.C
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To Mother. The
<i>Achilles</i> and crew were docked in Alexandria, and scheduled to be ordered away Tuesday. Sturgis went to visit the city, and the
<i>Achilles</i> sent away to retrieve barges in his absence. Met Captain Wilson of the
<i>Nanshon</i> and watched regiments embark on the ships
<i>Metamora</i>,
<i>John Brooks</i>,
<i>Nanshon</i>,
<i>South America</i>,
<i>C. Vanderbuilt</i>,
<i>Arrowsmith</i>, and
<i>Kennebeck</i>. Gen. Smith’s division and a few thousand of McDowell’s men were among those who left. Sturgis makes the aquaintance of Captain Lopes, and discovers the
<i>Achilles</i> should be back before night, so he decided to wait on the
<i>Golden Gate</i>, but went aboard the
<i>West Kent</i> first to see Captain Kirby. Met a Mr. Clearman, son of Mr. C. on board the
<i>War Kent</i>. Mr. C. is likely George M. Clearman of Sturgis, Clearman, and Co. They eventually took a dispatch boat to Washington and met the
<i>Achilles</i>.
<i>May Queen</i> reported to be at Fort Monroe, the
<i>South American</i> reported to have left carrying troops, and the
<i>Illinois</i>,
<i>Long Branch</i>, and
<i>John Farrow</i> reported to have arrived safely.
Date
- 1862 March 24
Creator
- Sturgis, Appleton, 1842-1900
Language
- English
Collection
- Appleton Sturgis papers | collection guide | more from this collection
Description
- 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.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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.
Publisher
- University of Kentucky
Format
Identifier
- 1997ms469
