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Peninsular Campaign, 1862

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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Richard Ackerman Civil War Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: A0006
Scope and Contents

Letters of Richard Ackerman to his parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey, include accounts of the affairs of the regiment while serving in Virginia and Baltimore. Letter dated June 11, [1861], contains a description of the engagement at Big Bethel, Virginia. Letters also contain descriptions of marches and fighting during the Peninsular Campaign; and information on camp life and diet.

Dates: 1861-1862