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Unknown Confederate Soldier Letter Near Charlestown, 1862 May 29, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Karen King, SCRC Staff, May 2017
Personal letter from unknown Confederate soldier "near Charlestown" to "Dear Father".
[?], "neare Charlestown," to "Dear Farther," n.p. Explains why he did not send items of clothing with Capt. Hite; he is sorry that Wil was "publish as a deserter"; and tells of various "messes" he has gotten into. 2 pages. Incomplete.