Letter to brother and sister
- Creator:
- Myers, Derastus E. W.
- Scope and content:
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Written from "Camp Near Hamilton's Crossing" after the Battle of Chancellorsville. The letter regards the death of Stonewall Jackson. Myers served as a Sergeant with the 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle of, 1863
Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Infantry Regiment, 33rd
United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate
Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865 - Names:
- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
Myers, Derastus E. W.
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
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