G. W. Whitman to Dear Sister, March 19, 1862

G. W. Whitman to Dear Sister, March 19, 1862

Letters

New Bern, Battle of, New Bern, N.C., 1862

Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Correspondence

Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Death

Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries -- North Carolina

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

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

Van Nostrand, Mary Elizabeth Whitman, 1821-1899 -- Correspondence

Whitman, George Washington, 1829-1901 -- Correspondence

In this letter from March 19, 1862, George Washington Whitman, Walt Whitman’s brother, writes to Dear Sister in detail about what is later known as the Battle of New Bern. Beginning with his trip to New Bern from Roanoke and ending with his troops crossing the river and driving the rebels out, George gives us a behind-the-scenes account of the Civil War battle that took place March 14, 1862.

Whitman, George Washington, 1829-1901

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1862-03-19

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