Abner Small to the Emersons, Nov. 20, 1861
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Abner Small writes a tongue-in-cheek letter about his Thanksgiving Dinner of horsemeat and condiments while he was in the U.S. Army.
Further in the letter he comments about the Battle of Bull Run and other regimental matters. Abner Small was a soldier in the 16th Maine Volunteers.
He wrote many letters that have survived and he also kept a diary from his prisoner of war days in a Civil War prison.
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- Title: Abner Small to the Emersons, Nov. 20, 1861
- Creator: Small, Abner R.
- Creation Date: 1861-11-20
- Subject Date: 1861
- Town: Waterville
- County: Kennebec
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20 x 14
- Local Code: Coll. 135 Box 1/1
- Collection: Small, Abner R. Papers
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
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LC Subject Headings
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 16th (1862-1865)
Letters
Manuscripts
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories--Maine Infantry--16th
Small, Abner R. (1836-1910)--Correspondences
People
Emerson, Dulcina
Emerson, Luther
Other Keywords
Home, domestic life & personal possessions
Military
Personal writing
Reginmental histories
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