A letter from Samson Hulett, 25th Infantry Connecticut, to his wife, 1863 May 26

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Title: A letter from Samson Hulett, 25th Infantry Connecticut, to his wife, 1863 May 26
Correspondent: Hulett, Samson
Date Created: 1863-5-26
Description: He has been extremely ill, lost 26 pounds, and weighs 131 pounds. The canons at Port Hudson fired all night and the gun boats have been shelling. He will go home in nine months from the time that he wrote the letter.
Genre: Correspondence
Topical Subject(s): Battles
Civil wars
Correspondence
Families (kinship groups)
Veterans
Geographical Subject(s): Baton Rouge (La.)
Connecticut (United States)
Publisher: Tulane University Digital Library
Language: eng
Identifier (local): 933.01.03.11
Extent: 3 pages
Type of Resource: text
Source: Alfred S. Lippman collection of Civil War letters, Manuscripts Collection 993, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Finding Aid: https://archives.tulane.edu/repositories/3/resources/1857
Physical Location: 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.
Contact Information: specialcollections@tulane.edu