Daniel S. White to Maria Howe White

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Fredericksburg VaMay 10th 1864My Dearest Wife

There is a mail going out and Ill write you a word and let you know I was wounded Thursday May 5 through leg below knee Dont think I shall have to lose it. I shall go to Washington soon and as soon as I can get my trunk sent will try and come to Brattleboro Dont worry its slight and I am well taken care of. Geo step mothers son lost his arm and is here The Vt

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Brigade lost 1234 Rebs of 2600 Im too week to write all names but will send a list though not com plete of Co I Lost 40 killed & wounded & 3 missing

Ill soon see you As soon as I get to Brattleboro I send for you Good Bye

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Title: Daniel S. White to Maria Howe White
Author: White, Daniel S., 1837-1912.
Recipient: White, Maria Howe.
Date Created: 1864-05-10
Description: Letter written to reassure his wife that he was alive, though wounded in the leg, after the Battle of the Wilderness.
Subject: Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864.
Fredericksburg (Va.).
Genre: correspondence
Type: text
Language: English
Extent: 2 pages
Language of Cataloging: English
Source Document Location: Vermont Historical Society Library, Barre, Vermont
Date Captured: 2013-01-04T19:52:07.119Z
Digital Format: image/tiff
Note [Digital Version]: 2013-01-04, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries
Access Conditions: Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to Vermont Historical Society Library, library@vermonthistory.org.
Identifier (local): cwvhsWhiteDaniel07
Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War
Daniel S. White Correspondence
mods_created_date_year_ms: 18640510

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