D.H. Gettys to Mrs. A.H. Slagle, December 24, 1861

D.H. Gettys to Mrs. A.H. Slagle, December 24, 1861

Centreville (Va.)

Cold weather conditions

Gettys, D. H.

Slagle, A. H. (Mrs.) -- Correspondence

Soldiers -- Virginia -- Correspondence

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

In this letter of December 24, 1861, D.H. Gettys writes to Mrs. A.H. Slagle describing the situation near Centreville, Va. He describes conditions, mentioning cold weather, and an engagement with enemy forces that occurred nearby the previous day. In a postscript he states that they are going into winter quarters.

Gettys, D. H.

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