[Letter from S. T. Trowbridge to the Trowbridge Family, August 8, 1863]

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Letter from S. T. Trowbridge to the Trowbridge Family discussing a new baby being born into the family. Now consisting of one boy and four girls for them. He then talks highly on General Grant being the best general he's ever worked for. As well as trusting the man, even enough to following him further into battle. He met a few old acquaintances but they're all unwell.

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Trowbridge, S. T. August 8, 1863.

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Letter from S. T. Trowbridge to the Trowbridge Family discussing a new baby being born into the family. Now consisting of one boy and four girls for them. He then talks highly on General Grant being the best general he's ever worked for. As well as trusting the man, even enough to following him further into battle. He met a few old acquaintances but they're all unwell.

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[4] p.

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As a donation to the McWhiney History Education Group, formerly known as the Grady McWhiney Research Foundation, the Silas Trowbridge Collection is housed at the McMurry University Jay-Rollins Library in Abilene, Texas. Born in Fayette County, Indiana, in 1836, Major Silas Trowbridge was a surgeon in the 3rd Division, 17th U. S Army Corps during the Civil War.

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Transcript of letter from S. T. Trowbridge to the Trowbridge Family discussing a new baby being born into the family. Now consisting of one boy and four girls for them. He then talks highly on General Grant being the best general he's ever worked for. As well as trusting the man, even enough to following him further into battle. He met a few old acquaintances but they're all unwell.

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Trowbridge, S. T. [Letter from S. T. Trowbridge to the Trowbridge Family, August 8, 1863], letter, August 8, 1863; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1298068/: accessed May 31, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting McWhiney History Education Group.

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