Edward Alonzo True Correspondence 1860-1864
Document Type
Text
Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Identifier
C209738
Exact Creation Date
10-25-1861
Language
English
Location
Knox County; Hope
Other Location
Rip Raps Island; Hampton Roads; Sewell's Point; Virginia; Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina
Recommended Citation
True, Edward Alonzo, "Letter to Edward True, Sr., October 25, 1861" (1861). Edward Alonzo True Correspondence 1860-1864. 3.
https://digitalmaine.com/true_corr/3
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Description
Letter from Edward A. True to his father in Hope, Maine. Letter written aboard the steamer "Ariel" off Fort Monroe, Virginia shortly after his enlistment in August 1861. True writes of the Sawyer guns bombarding the Rebel works at Sewell's Point near Hampton, Virginia and him questioning the Rebel prisoners from North Carolina at Hatteras Inlet.
"I asked him if he thought he was fighting in a proud cause. He made no reply and I changed the subject."