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Letter About Dying Paroled Confederate General (113173)

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Letter About Dying Paroled Confederate General  (113173)
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Letter dateline "Mouth of the Red River", May 22, 1865. Addressed from a daughter to her mother, the letter discusses the release of her father, a member of the CSA (Confederate States of America). She says he is very sick and pleads for the mother to come visit him. Signed CNG. At the end of the letter, someone added (in period ink), that this is "From the daughter of Gen. Siddell, CSA to her mother. Found among papers onboard USS LaFayette." We find reference to a General Siddell involved in the Red River Expedition: "On the 4th instant, the fifth cavalry brigade, Colonel 0. P. Gooding, drove a force of the enemy from their camp near Campte, capturing their equipage. This force of the enemy was reported as a portion of Marmaduke's command, under General Siddell." [Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 1865, pg.49] Campte is located in Louisiana. The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition comprised a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The Union's objectives were to take control of Shreveport, to destroy the Confederate Army commanded by Taylor, and to confiscate cotton along the Red River. 8 x 5"

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Country (if not USA):
State: Louisiana
City/County: Red River
Date: 1865