Frank Crowell to his Mother with an account of a rebel raid on one of his company's posts - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC03049.03
From Archive Folder	Collection of Frank G. Crowell, B Company, 92nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Title	Frank Crowell to his Mother with an account of a rebel raid on one of his company's posts
Date	23 April 1864
Author	Crowell, Frank G. (fl. 1861-1865)
Document Type	Correspondence
Content Description	The Rebels captured their post last night and they killed and wounded about 15 people. He lists the people that died, were wounded and even those that escaped.
Subjects	Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Battle Infantry Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Death Injury or Wound
Place written	Ringgold, Georgia
Theme	The American Civil War; Children & Family
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	Collection includes three letters to his parents regarding the Battles of Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge.
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Civil War: Recipient Relationship	Mother
Civil War: Theater of War	Main Western Theater
Civil War: Unit	92nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, "B" Company