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- Letter from Adam Shaffstall to…
- Creator:
- Shaffstall, Adam
- Collection:
- Civil War Documents Collection
- Location:
- Baltimore, Maryland
- Date of Original:
- 1862
- Description:
- Handwritten letter, 21 cm, dated 'Fort Marshall, Baltimore, Md., Feb. 19th 1862' and addressed to 'Dear Parents.' Writing to his parents (Christian and Christiana Shaffstall), Adam Shaffstall describes celebrations in camp following news of the victory at Fort Donelson and current preparations for the Peninsula Campaign.
- Subject:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence; United States--Army--Indiana Infantry Regiment, 21st (1861-1863)
- Category:
- Manuscripts & Documents
- Format of Original:
- Manuscript
- Item ID:
- 71200908300840
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Digital File ID:
- 71200908300840
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
- Download:
- PDF (552.53 KB)