Letter from William Gustin Lowry to Rhoda Stone Lowry, November 9, 186[2?]
Title
Letter from William Gustin Lowry to Rhoda Stone Lowry , November 9 , 186[2?]
Subject
Lowry , William Gustin , 1836-1863--Correspondence . Lowry , William Gustin , 1836-1863--Military service . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Personal narratives . United States . Army . Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment , 62nd (1861-1865)--Biography . McClelland , George Brinton , 1826-1885--Military service . Shenandoah Valley Campaign , 1862 . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Equipment and supplies--Union . United States--History--Civil War , 1861-1865--Sources .
Description
Letter sent by William Gustin Lowry (Gus) to his mother Rhoda Stone Lowry from an unknown location on November 9 , 186[2?] . Gus reports that he has left Snickers Gap and traveled to a new location . While he was traveling , he had the opportunity to look down upon the Shenandoah valley . He was amazed by the view and was also amused by watching the Confederate camps that were down in the valley . He reports that the weather had been rough and that it is apparent that Army is not clothed well enough . Finally he states that he has heard that General McClellan has been superceded and that the soldiers are very upset . [note : Parts of this letter are missing which has lead to uncertainty about the date and the location it was written from. The transcriber places the letter in 1862.]
Creator
Lowry, William Gustin
Date
November 9, 186[2?]
Time Period Covered
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Digital Format
application/pdf
Identifier
MG 130 Box 2 1862 November 09
Source
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Special Collections and University Archives; Moorhead 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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