Box 2
Contains 19 Results:
Lewis Henry Brown to Sister (Nettie Brown), March 5, 1862
Posted from Camp Franklin. Explains that his regiment has been marching for a week, but he still does not know where they are headed.
Lewis Henry Brown to Father (Alfred Brown), March 10, 1862
Posted from Camp Franklin. Writes that he will be marching every day for a while with 60 pounds of gear.
Lewis Henry Brown to Brother, April 12, 1862
Posted from Alexandria, VA. Describes a few days of marching into the outskirts of the South.
Lewis Henry Brown to Brother, April 19, 1862
Posted from the U.S.S. S.R. Spaulding. Writes that his regiment had boarded the steamer in Alexandria.
Lewis Henry Brown to Father (Alfred Brown), April 26, 1862
Posted from Yorktown, VA. Explains that he caught a cold and is expecting that his regiment will stay on the move. Brown writes about the copious amount of oysters he has been enjoying and that he wants to send some home to his mother.
Lewis Henry Brown to Brother, May 8, 1862
Describes his travels to Yorktown and a small skirmish on the outskirts of Yorktown where his friend, Baily, dies. He expects harder fighting as they push their way to Richmond.
Lewis Henry Brown to Brothers (Burritt and Merritt Brown), May 27-28, 1862
Posted from Mechanicsville, VA. The letter to Burritt describes his company's occupation of a town 5 miles from Richmond called Mechanicsville. In his letter to Merritt, Lewis describes the bountiful food in the countryside which his company occupies currently.
Lewis Henry Brown to Mother (Mary Brown), May 29, 1862
Posted from Mechanicsville, VA. Describes his camp's risky position that is within firing range of the rebels.
Lewis Henry Brown to Sister (Ellen Brown), June 12, 1862
Posted from near Mechanicsville, VA. Describes his daily life and sleep schedule.