Robert Cruikshank, letter
June 28, 1863
“We passed through Frederick City at four o'clock P. M. It rained hard all afternoon. When passing through the city the people brought out pails of whiskey with tin cups and set them on the sidewalks. Some of the men drank too freely of it.”
Author
Name: Robert Cruikshank
Unit: 123rd Regiment New York Infantry, Co. H
Document Information
Type: Letter
Subject(s):
- Civilian Support for the Union
Event Location: Frederick City, Frederick Co., MD
Document Origin: Frederick City, Frederick Co., MD
Source
Robert Cruikshank to Mary Cruikshank. June 28, 1863. 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.
