Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Marshall Phillips describes the Battle of West Point, Virginia, in a letter to his wife, Diana, in Auburn.
He wrote that West Point was quite pretty "or would be if it was not for the rebelion that pervales here it looks bad to me on that account."
Phillips enlisted in the 5th Maine Regiment in 1861 and served through the end of the war. He wrote frequently to his wife and four children.
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About This Item
- Title: Marshall Phillips letter from West Point, Va., 1862
- Creator: Marshall S. Phillips
- Creation Date: 1862-05-07
- Subject Date: 1862-05-07
- Location: West Point, VA
- Media: Pencil on paper
- Dimensions: 24.2 cm x 11.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-166, Misc. Box 6/5
- Collection: Marshall S. Phillips correspondence
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Phillips family
- Phillips, Diannah--Correspondence
- Phillips, Marshall S., b. ca. 1822--Correspondence
- Shoemakers--Maine--Auburn
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864)
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