Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his mother, Mrs. Sargent informing them of his recent life including his redeployment to a camp 2 miles from Jackson, Mississippi. He mentions the extremely cold climate, various people in his company, the expectation of an attack, and the lack of information received on the war.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his mother, Mrs. Sargent informing them of his recent life including his redeployment to a camp 2 miles from Jackson, Mississippi. He mentions the extremely cold climate, various people in his company, the expectation of an attack, and the lack of information received on the war.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his company guarding a railroad 17 miles from Jackson, Mississippi.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his company guarding a railroad 17 miles from Jackson, Mississippi.

Transcript of letter from from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his recent life at an Army camp in Moscow, Tennessee. He briefly mentions his expectation to get paid and to be home soon, less than 6 months, because of the good news being received of the war.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his deployment tomorrow morning to an unknown location. He says that they might be deployed to reinforce William Rosecrans Army of the Cumberland.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his recent life at an Army camp in Moscow, Tennessee. He briefly mentions his expectation to get paid and to be home soon, less than 6 months, because of the good news being received of the war.

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.

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.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his deployment tomorrow morning to an unknown location. He says that they might be deployed to reinforce William Rosecrans Army of the Cumberland.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his life in the Army recently, including being deployed in Vicksburg and his encounter with guerillas.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his life in the Army recently, including being deployed in Vicksburg and his encounter with guerillas.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his company's month long expedition across the Confederacy before heading back to a camp in Tennessee near Vicksburg. He briefly mentions his journey to Meridian, Mississippi where he and his company tore up all the railroads for 10 miles and burnt all the train cars and locomotives.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent discussing his company's month long expedition across the Confederacy before heading back to a camp in Tennessee near Vicksburg. He briefly mentions his journey to Meridian, Mississippi where he and his company tore up all the railroads for 10 miles and burnt all train cars and locomotives.

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.

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.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his mother, Mrs. Sargent discussing the recovery of his wounded leg and his plans to get furloughed. He says that he will be waiting to receive his pay first and recover from his wound before requesting to be furloughed.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his mother, Mrs. Sargent discussing the recovery of his wounded leg and his plans to get furloughed. He says that he will be waiting to receive his pay first and recover from his wound before requesting to be furloughed.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them of his health, his living conditions at the army hospital in Tennessee, and discussing the redeployment of his company.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will be transferred to davenports army hospital and on arrival will be requesting a furlough. He briefly discusses his former regiment and their deployment on an expedition through Mississippi with Major General Andrew J. Smith.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them of his health, his living conditions at the army hospital in Tennessee, and discussing the redeployment of his company.

Letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will soon request a furlough, that he was transferred to another military hospital in Keokuk, Iowa, and that his health is good.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will be transferred to davenports army hospital and on arrival will be requesting a furlough. He briefly discusses his former regiment and their deployment on an expedition through Mississippi with Major General Andrew J. Smith.

Transcript of letter from Vanburen W. Sargent to Mr. and Mrs. Sargent informing them that he will soon request a furlough, that he was transferred to another military hospital in Keokuk, Iowa, and that his health is good.