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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Bowdlear, Samuel G. A.L.S. to Austin C. Wellington; Boston, 1863 August 3

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 53
Call Number: MS 3929
Scope and Contents

Rumors of Jefferson Davis forcing volunteer soldiers, including African-Americans, to join the Southern cause. News of General Logan's movement to attack Mobile, Alabama. Continued hope that Wellington's merits will find him promoted soon, as well as description of the festivities surrounding a "National Thanksgiving Day" in Boston, a day celebrating Union successes. 2 s. (8 p.)  With transcription.

Dates: 1863 August 3