Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Fish, William W., b. ca. 1843. Letter, 15 August 1863. ALS, 2 pp.
Call No.
Mss. C F
Content
A private in Co. C of the 118th New Hampshire Infantry, Fish writes to his father from Covington, Ky. He reports that his unit has just returned to Kentucky after serving in the Vicksburg Campaign and provides a detailed account of their journey. His notes that his regiment is now camped "outside of town" and adds that the drinking water there is "splendid" in comparison to that in Mississippi. He instructs his father to "tell Mother now that we have got back into Ky."