Title
1864-10-07 Letter from Lieutenant A.R. Wescott to his parents about the Battle of Peebles' Farm and enclosing a fragment of the regimental flag
Files
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Contributing Institution
Maine State Archives
Document Type
Text
Identifier
29-357592
Exact Creation Date
10-7-1864
Language
English
Other Location
Peagram House, Virginia
Keywords
Civil War; Correspondence; 31st Maine Regiment
Recommended Citation
Wescott, A. R., "1864-10-07 Letter from Lieutenant A.R. Wescott to his parents about the Battle of Peebles' Farm and enclosing a fragment of the regimental flag" (1864). 31st Maine Regiment. 1.
https://digitalmaine.com/cw_me_31st_regiment_corr/1
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Description
Letter from Lieutenant A.R. Wescott to his parents about the Battle of Peebles' Farm (Poplar Springs). He enclosed a "piece of our tattered banner. The flag is more than 1/3 gone and is smoked and stained with blood."