D.W. Siler to Capt. Bell, January 23, 1862

D.W. Siler to Capt. Bell, January 23, 1862

Arrest

Siler, D. W. (David W.), 1822-1884 -- Correspondence

Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Correspondence

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

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

In a letter dated January 23, 1862, D.W. Siler writes to a Captain Bell about a recent incident where soldiers fired at and arrested a man in front of his sisters. Local feeling has escalated but Siler wants Bell to understand that the situation may have been exaggerated in the retelling.

Siler, D. W. (David W.), 1822-1884

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1862-01-23

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