William A. Carrington, Richmond, Virginia, to "my dear friend,", 1862

Containers:
Box 7, Folder 5
Scope and content:

Thanks him for his letter and his graceful and appropriate tribute to his [WAC's] brother's [Abram's] memory; he [WAC] was quite close to hi sbrother as he [Abram] fell in the fight at Richmond; believes that no "person braver...has fallen in this war;" spent time with his [WAC's] cousin Charles Bruce who was mortally wounded; was put on the operating corps and hopes to remain on it after having seen so much awkward, nervous surgery; was scratched while operating and the pain resulting from "poisoned wound" caused him to stop operating temporarily; is in charge of two hospitals on 81 and 95 Main Street; hopes to remain in Richmond; hopes his friend will soon be able to rejoin "in the maintenance of a cause I know is so near to your heart."

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