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Calvin Shedd letter to wife, S. Augusta Shedd, May 19, 1862

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Title	Calvin Shedd letter to wife, S. Augusta Shedd, May 19, 1862
Creator	Shedd, Calvin (1826-1891)
Link to transcription	http://scholar.library.miami.edu/shedd/letters/62may19.html
Summary	The weather has changed to very hot temperatures and Shedd describes the difficulty with drills. Shedd complains of homesickness but also tells that he passed the best examination in the company. Rumors have the regiment leaving the post soon.
Subject	Shedd, Calvin -- Correspondence Shedd, S. Augusta United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 7th. Company A Florida -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Enfield (New Hampshire)
Genre	Correspondence
Date	1862-05-19
Coverage Temporal	1860-1870
Coverage Spatial	Fort Jefferson (Florida)
Physical description	1 letter (6 pages); 1 envelope
Language	eng
Repository	University of Miami Libraries. Special Collections
Collection Title	Calvin Shedd Papers
Collection No.	ASM0383
Container	Box No. 1; Folder No. 2; Folder Title: May - Sep 1862
Copyright	http://merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalprojects/copyright.html
Object ID	asm0383000030
Type	Text

Title	Page 1
Full Text	I have put in a few little shells in the childrens letters to be divided as you think best one or two for each of them Fort Jefferson May 19th 1862 My Dear Girl I have written to the Babies directed to Ada with Annah & Lillys inside So this is all to yourself. I have cut off the picture leaves for them as I thought it would please them to have letters alike I continue in good health & spirits. I have forgotten whether I have written you since I recd yours of the 4th inst if not I will now acknowledge the rect and the pleasure it gave me to know that the dear Ones at home were all well. It is very warm here now 100 in the shade Gen Brannan Staff & Brigd Surgeon with Band arrived here last thursday & stoped till Sat morning, it was a great treat for us to hear some music for we are about sick of the everlasting Fife & Drum.
Object ID	asm0383000030
Digital ID	asm03830000300001001

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