Sylvester Baker Diary, 20th Maine Regiment, Co.D
Document Type
Text
Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
C302608
Exact Creation Date
11-23-1862
Language
English
Disciplines
History | Military History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Baker, Sylvester, "Letter to father, November 23, 1862" (1862). Sylvester Baker Diary, 20th Maine Regiment, Co.D. 43.
https://digitalmaine.com/s_baker_diary/43
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Description
Letter from Sylvester Baker writing to his father from Lincoln Hospital in Washington, D.C. hoping that he can send money home to help his parents and siblings.
"Father you can buy a piece of land and build a house and barn live on our own and not have to live on others folks land..."