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Letter from Charles Warner to his mother Mrs. Almon Warner, August 20, 1863. In it he discusses life in camp at Kelly's ford and the general nature of army culture. He also makes a direct reference to the part of army culture engaged in gambling as a means of passing time, along with the delicate subject of court martial and execution.
Taken from the Paul W. Bean Collection, Box no. 277, f.9
Date
Fall 8-20-1863
Rights and Access Note
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City
Kelly's Ford, Virginia
Keywords
Military, Military Culture, Civil War, Home Front, letters, letter from war, Charles Warner, 145th New York Volunteers
Disciplines
Military History | Social History
Recommended Citation
Warner, Charles, "Letter from Charles Warner to his Mother Mrs. Almon Warner, August 20, 1863" (1863). Paul W. Bean Civil War Papers. Item 64.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/paul_bean_papers/64
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Comments
Included in this PDF is Bean's transcript of the letter. Note that unlike most other transcripts in the Bean Collection, he took the time to bind all typed transcripts of Charles Warner's letters into one separate book kept in box 277.
A modern version of Bean's transcript has been uploaded for the benefit of the researcher.