Letter to Elizabeth Porter, 1862 January 29

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Title: Letter to Elizabeth Porter, 1862 January 29
Correspondent: Porter, Lansing
Addressee: Porter, Elizabeth
Date Created: 1862-01-29
Description: A letter from Lansing Porter to Elizabeth about a great fire raging across Pensacola Bay at a rebel fort. He writes that there was a blockade further up the bay, with rockets shooting through the air, a call to arms, and then a false alarm.
Genre: Correspondence
Topical Subject(s): Civil wars
Families
Military life
Soldiers
Topical Subject(s): Civil wars
Families
Military life
Soldiers
Geographical Subject(s): Camp Leonard (Fl.)
Pensecola Bay (Fl.)
Aubrun (N.Y.)
Publisher: Tulane University Digital Library
Language: eng
Identifier (local): 1065.01.020
Extent: 4 pages
Type of Resource: text
Source: Lansing Porter Family Papers, Manuscripts Collection 1065, Box 1, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118
Finding Aid: https://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/3/resources/1832
Physical Location: LRU
Tulane University: Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Institution Website: https://library.tulane.edu/tusc
Rights: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
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