Letter from James Graham to mother, Richmond, VA, April 8, 1865
Title
Letter from James Graham to mother , Richmond , VA , April 8 , 1865
Subject
Graham , James--Correspondence . Graham , James--Military service . United States . Army . Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , 206th (1864-1865)--Biography . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Military life--Union--Personal narratives . Petersburg Crater , Battle of, 1864 . Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War , 1861-1865 . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Sources .
Description
This is a letter from James Graham to his mother from Richmond , VA , dated April 8 , 1865 . [On April 3 , 1865 Richmond fell to Union troops . On April 9 , Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse] . He has been on guard for the last four days and was given a break on this day . He described Richmond as a splendid , high city , the most impressive he has been in since he left home . He thinks that his company was more favored than any other . Miraculously , they have escaped the worse of the fighting , he believes . His regiment had picket duty but was relieved by another regiment as they made their way to Fort Brady . That other regiment ended up fighting . Two hundred of them were captured and taken prisoner . When his regiment left for Fort Brady , they departed at midnight , and the second day the camp was shelled . He heard that his brigade was [cut?] badly at the Battle of Petersburg [perhaps he is referring to the Battle of Petersburg Crater , July 30 , 1864 in which Union forces sustained heavy casualties] and that that some of his regiment's sharp shooters were killed . He writes that there was a report that Isack Smow [Snow?] was killed , but there is some doubt . Another report is that one soldier of his company was killed and one wounded . He writes that Colonel Daniel [?] of his old brigade was wounded . He ends by saying that he has not had a letter for two weeks .
Creator
Graham, James
Date
April 8, 1865
Time Period Covered
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Digital Format
application/pdf
Identifier
GC52
Source
Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana, PA
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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