Marshall Phillips on West Point battle, 1862

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Pvt. Marshall S. Phillips of the 5th Maine Regiment wrote to his wife, Diana, in Auburn, about the battle at West Point, Virginia, noting, "I think our Company was placed in the most dangerous posision that they have ever been placed in since we have been in the survice."

Phillips enlisted in 1861 and served until the end of the war.

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  • Title: Marshall Phillips on West Point battle, 1862
  • Creator: Marshall S. Phillips
  • Creation Date: 1862-05-10
  • Subject Date: 1862
  • Location: VA
  • Media: Pencil on paper
  • Dimensions: 24.3 cm x 11.5 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. S-166, Misc. Box 6/5
  • Collection: Marshall S. Phillips correspondence
  • Object Type: Text

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