Justus F. Gale to Father

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Parent Collections: Vermonters in the Civil War; Justus F. Gale Correspondence

Description: Gale writes to his father a description of the land through which he is marching, as the Brigade travels up and down the Red River in pursuit of Confederate forces. He also gives a short description of the Battle of Fort Bisland, and then goes on to describe the fresh food available to the soldiers. He encloses with the letter a plate he used to eat lunch on that day, made of the bark of a Sweetgum tree, as most of his equipment had to be left at the camp at Brashear City.

Subject: Marching.; United States Army. Vermont Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865).; Food.; Military camps -- Virginia.; Fort Bisland (La.).; Red River (Tex.-La.).

Note [Digital Version]: 2013-05-29, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries

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