COLLECTION NAME:
Letter from Corporal Francis Ronien of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry to his brother Henry
Record
Identifier:
C0366B01L01
Title:
Letter from Corporal Francis Ronien to his brother Henry
Creator:
Ronien, Francis
Date:
1861-07-15
Description:
Letter from Corporal Francis Ronien of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry to his brother Henry. Ronien was writing from Camp Clarke in Washington, D.C., not far from the site of the upcoming battle in Manassas, VA, in which he would eventually fight and die. In the letter Ronien writes about the presence of President Abraham Lincoln at his regiment's dress parade, being photographed by a Mathew Brady photographer, sightseeing in Washington, D.C. and military camp life.
Subject:
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Subject:
Soldiers
Geographic Area:
Virginia, Northern
Genre/Form:
correspondence
Type:
Text
Format:
Paper
Digital Publisher:
George Mason University Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Collection:
Letter from Corporal Francis Ronien of the 2nd Rhode Island Infantry to his brother Henry
Physical Location:
Box 1, Letter 1
Rights Statement:
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