Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Writing to his wife in Auburn, Marshall Phillips, a soldier in the 5th Maine Regiment, described Washington, D.C., in February 1865.
He told her, "I dont know what grate danger you think I am in here, I know of none except that I may be kicked by mewls."
He said he supervised three stables with 150 mules in each and six horses. He said he took the place of a man who got drunk, and that they would probably keep him until he got drunk, which wouldn't be until payday.
Phillips referred to his four children, the youngest of whom was named "Lincoln."
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About This Item
- Title: Marshall Phillips letter from Washington, 1865
- Creator: Marshall S. Phillips
- Creation Date: 1865-02-16
- Subject Date: 1865
- Location: Washington, DC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-166, Misc. Box 6/8
- Collection: Marshall S. Phillips correspondence
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Mules
- Phillips family
- Phillips, Diannah--Correspondence
- Phillips, Marshall S., b. ca. 1822--Correspondence
- Phillips, Marshall S., b. ca. 1822--Health
- Shoemakers--Maine--Auburn
- Stables
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864)
- Wounds & injuries
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