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Sidney Brooks letter to Susan Brooks, 1864 August 8 and 10
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Creator: Brooks, Sidney, 1813-1887
Addressee: Brooks, Susan, 1814-1886
Creator: Amherst College. Class of 1841. Brooks
Addressee: Brooks, Susan, 1814-1886
Creator: Amherst College. Class of 1841. Brooks
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1 item (8 pages) ; 21 x 13 cm
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Sidney Brooks letter to his wife Susan Brooks written while working as a delegate of the United States Christian Commission in the American Civil War. In the first portion of the letter Sidney provides descriptions of scenes that are everyday occurrences which show the magnitude of the war. He writes regarding "soldiers, soldiers, everywhere," noting all the types of soldiers that he sees and remarking on the processions of veteran soldiers returning from campaigns and marching on to where they are expected for further duty. He describes one such march of the V Corps who had served with General Banks (Nathaniel P. Banks), and he says that among them was a New York regiment of Zouaves. Sidney describes the men he sees at the rear and says that "from an intelligent man in the rear, it may be a negro - you can, by walking a long distance, learn the history of the march and where they are probably going." He also writes regarding the trains of army wagons, the droves of animals needed for the forces, the hospitals in the area including Carver, and a government blacksmith's shop. In the latter portion of the letter, Sidney writes that he is about ready for the boat to go to City Point and notes that the person who is to be his companion is M.S. Kendig, Reverend of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
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