Peter L. Dumont's Civil War Site Themes    
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1862-11-07 :  : :  Theme: d: a: 
Camp Seward, embossed shield on letterhead,cold, snow, wet, bread, beans, and water,smoky tents 
1862-11-27 :  : :  Theme: f: m: o: d: a: 
Thanksgiving day, crackers and salt pork, near Washington, sick, marched 100 mi, Gen Lee 
1863-01-17 :01-17-1863t.htm:  : : :  Theme: m: z: d: a: 
Camp on Potomac Creek, VA. Black tongue, Zouaves,hard tack box coffins. Dated Jan. 17 1862 (wrong year) 
1863-03-21 :  : :  Theme: m: u: r: d: a: 
firing around, smallpox vaccine,wants her to live with his parents, not her sister Julia, Tom may be discharged,George avoided draft? 
1863-06-28DB :06-28-1863DBt.htm:  : :  Theme: f: m: g: d: a: u: 
Dear Brother, would have written if knew in Utica, does not write all hardships, discourages from enlisting, love to father and mother 
1863-07-04 :  : :  Theme: p: g: d: a: i: 
no 4th of July, took telegram to Col who sent to War Dept, dream home so reverse- will not, picture with Fletch new uniform, rumor Lee captured 
1863-08-07 :  : :  Theme: u: g: d: a: 
got her picture, soldiers will fall in love, she cannot come or might be blackguarded, Jim Harper, new Camp Parole better, cannot get stamps 
1863-08-15 :  : :  Theme: u: d: a: 
upset letter from Bill Dagwell says she went twice to Hart and Dagwell for money, what Old [Top?] said at Carters, cannot do his country justice