Robert Cruikshank, letter
October 3, 1862
“I am very well but have hard fare now. The rations are very bad and we have cold nights and do not have clothing enough as our knapsacks were left at Washington with nearly all our clothing. We hope to get them soon.”
Author
Name: Robert Cruikshank
Unit: 123rd Regiment New York Infantry, Co. H
Document Information
Type: Letter
Subject(s):
- Soldier Life/Camp Life
Event Location: Pleasant Valley, Washington Co., MD
Document Origin: Pleasant Valley, Washington Co., MD
Source
Robert Cruikshank to Mary Cruikshank. October 3, 1862. Transcribed by Barry Cruikshank. Columbus, OH: ehistory at the Ohio State University. Obtained from http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/letters/cruikshank/index.cfm. Accessed on February 9, 2010.
