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Collection Reference Number GLC02743.12
From Archive Folder George F. Thomson letters 
Title George F. Thomson to his mother describing his experience and the bayou
Date 15 February 1863
Author Thomson, George F. (fl. 1862-1865)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He was ordered to go on the boat in charge of the Generals' bodyguard. He describes his experience and the bayou.
Subjects Soldier's Letter  Civil War  Military History  Union Soldier's Letter  Union Forces  Geography and Natural History  Union General  
People Thomson, George F. (fl. 1862-1865)  
Place written Plagnimire, Louisiana
Theme The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
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 Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach  
Civil War: Unit 38th Massachusetts Infantry