Robert Cruikshank, letter
October 23, 1862
“We suffer for the want of clothing left with our knapsacks when we left Washington. In the evening when it begins to get cold the men will start the cry of "Knapsacks, knapsacks, knapsacks," and keep it up for an hour or more all through the Camp. General Kane has threatened to put a guard over our regiment to find the men who do it. I cannot really blame the men as they do really suffer for the want of them.”
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 23, 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.
