Letters from John Cuddy (March 1863)

Letters from John Cuddy (March 1863)
Number of Pages: 
22
Date: 
March 1863

John Taylor Cuddy writes six letters to his friends and family describing life as a soldier for the Union Army during the Civil War. Cuddy's letters express disillusionment with the war and a desire to be home with his family in Carlisle. "We are not fighting for what we [were when] we started," as Cuddy notes. Transcripts included.

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Location: 
MC 2001.9, B1, F7
Origin: 
Gift of Blake Lee Spahr
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