Daniel Roberts letter, 1864-07-15
| Description: |
This letter was written by Daniel Roberts to his mother and sisters while he was stationed in Point Lookout, Maryland. He discusses the weather and concerns for his family and farm back home, Confederate raids along the Maryland coast, and Confederate prisoners of war being kept at his camp. |
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| Origin: | 1864-07-15 |
| Created By: |
Roberts, Daniel, 1839-1897 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/898 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
| Geography: |
Point Lookout, Maryland, United States |
| Subjects: |
Agriculture Correspondence Elmira Prison (Elmira, N.Y.) Family Family life Farm life Farming Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Military life Point Lookout (Md.) Prisoners of war Ships Soldiers Transportation United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Prisoners and prisons Weather Women Women and war |
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