C.A. Garcelon to aunt, Maryland, 1862
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Charles A. Garcelon, 2nd lieutenant in Co. I of the 16th Maine Infantry, wrote to his aunt Jane Waldron from Ridgeville, Maryland, reporting that he felt "strong to resist all temptations" of "vices" that abounded in camp. "I am confident that a man can live a Christian life in camp."
He also commented that he expected to lose an arm or leg and that believed that his father, Dr. Alonzo Garcelon, Maine's surgeon general during the war, would be nearby to "dress our wounds." His father spent some time at the front, although most of his duties were in Maine.
Aunt Jane's husband, Capt. William H. Waldron, was the commander of Co. I.
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- Title: C.A. Garcelon to aunt, Maryland, 1862
- Creator: Garcelon, Charles A.
- Creation Date: 1862-09-13
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: MC106 A
- Object Type: Text
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LC Subject Headings
Soldiers--Maine
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
Letters
Garcelon, Charles A.--Correspondence
Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 16th (1862-1865). Company F
People
Waldron, Jane
Garcelon, Charles A.
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