Foster, Joseph Milton, to parents, 06 Jan 1863
Scope and Contents
Foster, Joseph Milton, Private, Co. F, 37th Massachusetts Infantry, USA, to parents. Foster tells of being within sight of Confederates while on picket duty along the Rappahannock River ("Plenty of them, they hain't all kild yet... they hant so damd easily whipped as they thought when they began"), and of a plantation owner who had 58 slaves at the war's beginning and now has 12, whom he has set free. Seven hundred wounded men were carried to the plantation during the Battle of Fredericksburg, according to Foster. He also thanks his family for the gift of warm clothing.
Dates
- Creation: 06 Jan 1863
Full Extent
From the Collection: 1.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Acquisition method
Purchase
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository