Letter from John E. Gillespie to His Father from Camp Carroll, Baltimore, Maryland, July 24, 1861

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Description: Letter written by John E. Gillespie, a Union soldier in the 1st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (later the 30th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry), to his father during the early months of the U.S. Civil War. A typed transcript is included with digital images of Gillespie's original handwritten letters. Excerpt: "We left Camp Wayne on Sunday morning about 9 o'clock, marched to the depot, escorted there by the Seventh. We arrived at Harrisburg at 6 o'clock & marched out to Camp Curtin & pitched our tents. At three o'clock in the morning we struck our tents & packed everything & were formed into line & at 8 o'clock we left. We crossed the bridge below Harrisburg & went down the Northern Central railroad & arrived at Baltimore about 8 o'clock. We laid in the cars at the Depot until 12 o'clock when we marched through Baltimore to the Calvert Street depot (I think it is) where we stayed till morning when we marched through the streets, the same I believe where the fight was, out here. The place is called Mount Clare. It is a splendid place. Our encampment is situated right on a knoll facing south east. We have a splendid view of the bay."

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Title
Letter from John E. Gillespie to His Father from Camp Carroll, Baltimore, Maryland, July 24, 1861
Creator(s)
Gillespie, John E.
Publisher
American University Library. Archives and Special Collections.
Created
1861-07-24
Issued
2023-09-29
Genre
correspondence
Topical Subject(s)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Correspondence ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life -- Union ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Maryland ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Union ; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Pennsylvania
Country
United States
First Order Political Division
Maryland
City
Baltimore
Rights Statement
Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
Local Identifier
SC_Gillespie_0003
Related Work
John E. Gillespie Collection

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