Soldier Sentimet - A Very Interesting Army Letter

The article is a letter from a private detailing his experience at Folly Island, within viewing distance of the rebel Fort Sumpter. He rebuts the claims the Northern papers make about the Union soldiers' desires to fight, admitting that he and his regiment want to see a peaceful end to the war...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: The Democratic Watchman 1863
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Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/pabooknews/id/453
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Summary:The article is a letter from a private detailing his experience at Folly Island, within viewing distance of the rebel Fort Sumpter. He rebuts the claims the Northern papers make about the Union soldiers' desires to fight, admitting that he and his regiment want to see a peaceful end to the war as badly as anyone else.