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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05017 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Duncan N. Ingraham to unknown regarding future Union action |
| Date | 4 May 1861 |
| Author | Ingraham, Duncan N. (Duncan Nathaniel) (1802-1891) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Captain Ingraham writes to a general who remains unnamed in this letter. States "I drop you a line to say we are all quiet here... Lincoln seems determined to carry it on..." Predicts that the Union will not attempt to invade the location of the recipient. Reports that he will soon travel to Charleston, South Carolina, to visit his family. Writes "I wish you could trick up a few more deserters, they will demoralize the command of our genialBrown..." Relates that a mutual acquaintance, Warden, is still held as a prisoner of war. Docket states "About Pensacola." Accompanied by paper backing. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America President Children and Family Desertion Prisoner of War |
| People | Ingraham, Duncan Nathaniel (1802-1891) |
| Place written | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | General Braxton Bragg commanded forces at Pensacola, Florida March-October 1861. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
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