[Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, April 14, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, April 14, 1864]

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his army company's movement and combat through the Mississippi River. He mentions attacking Fort DeRaissa (DeRussy) and his company acting as a reserve reinforcement for General Nathaniel Banks Army of the Gulf and Red River campaign.
Date: April 14, 1864
Creator: Sargent, Vanburen W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, April 14, 1864] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, April 14, 1864]

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his army company's movement and combat through the Mississippi River. He mentions attacking Fort DeRaissa (DeRussy) and his company acting as a reserve reinforcement for General Nathaniel Banks Army of the Gulf and Red River campaign.
Date: April 14, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, May 14, 1863] (open access)

[Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, May 14, 1863]

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing being stationed on a railroad in Tennessee outside of Jackson, Mississippi. He mentions Confederate guerillas possibly prowling outside of his company's camp.
Date: May 14, 1863
Creator: Sargent, Vanburen W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, May 14, 1863] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent, May 14, 1863]

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing being stationed on a railroad in Tennessee outside of Jackson, Mississippi. He mentions Confederate guerillas possibly prowling outside of his company's camp.
Date: May 14, 1863
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History