Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Alfred Pirtle, Civil War letters.
Call No.
Mss. A P672 Vault C
Content
Abert, James William, 1820-1897. To Mrs. (Jane Rogers?) Pirtle, Headquarters, Department of the South, Folly Island, S.C., Nov. 19, 1863. 4 pp. A.L.S. Writes during the siege of Fort Sumter to enquire about the Judge and his whole family; comments on death of Gen. Lytle and his poem on Cleopatra; says that Sam Gross "is one of the best Surgeons we have", that most of the amputations are performed by him; sends sketch of Fort Wagner that he made a few days ago in its then state of demolition; the army living in tents by the ocean; palmetto and pine trees near by; describes progress of the siege, range of guns, etc., and makes rough sketch of the "gorge" ; sends sketch of Fort Sumter and of the Confederate national and battle flags. In : Alfred Pirtle, Civil War letters.