Sylvester Baker Diary, 20th Maine Regiment, Co.D
Document Type
Text
Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
C302608
Exact Creation Date
7-6-1864
Language
English
Location
Somerset County; Skowhegan
Other Location
Petersburg, Virginia
Disciplines
History | Military History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Baker, Sylvester, "Letter to sister Helen, July 6, 1864" (1864). Sylvester Baker Diary, 20th Maine Regiment, Co.D. 21.
https://digitalmaine.com/s_baker_diary/21
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Description
Letter from Sylvester Baker writing to his sister Helen from the field at Petersburg, Virginia. He writes of the wound received by Joshua Chamberlain on June 18 at the Battle of Petersburg.
"Our Col was wounded on the 18th of June he fel liding [leading] the 1st Brigade on charge. He was a brave and good man as ever lived. I see in the papers that he is promoted to Brigider [sic] Gen'l."