Letter from I. S. Helman to Josiah Helman, December 21, 186[4]
Title
Letter from I . S . Helman to Josiah Helman , December 21 , 186[4]
Subject
Helman , I . S . [Isaac S.]--Correspondence . Helman , I . S . [Isaac S.]--Military service . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Desertions . Petersburg (Va.)--History--Siege , 1864-1865--Personal narratives . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Personal narratives . United States . Army . Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , 61st (1861-1865)--Biography . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Sources .
Description
Letter sent by I . S . [Isaac] S . Helman to his cousin Josiah Helman from a camp near Petersburg , Virginia on December 21 , 186[4] . I . S. , who is serving in the Pennsylvania 61st Infantry Regiment , writes that he is well and that he is camped in Virginia . He notes that there is little fighting near where he is stationed , but when he goes on picket duty he is able to see and hear the Confederate army . I . S . reports that he witnessed the hanging of a three deserters who had tried to sneak back into the Union army's lines . He does not think the war will go on much longer .
Creator
Helman, I. S.
Date
December 21, 1864
Time Period Covered
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Digital Format
application/pdf
Identifier
WC98.155.03
Source
The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA; White Collection
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Sponsorship
This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.
Language
English
Contact
For additional information contact: The Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, PA, 621 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pa 15701, 724-463-9606. Email ichistoricalsociety@gmail.com.
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