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The collection consists of letters written by Inglet to his wife Martha (Mattie) in Berzelia, Georgia (Columbia County) during
his service as a Confederate soldier during the Civil War. His letters give details of the war as his company moves to Manassas,
VA; Fredericksburg, VA; Richmond, VA; Yorktown, VA; Petersburg, VA; Wilmington, NC; James Island, SC; Baldwin, FL; and Charleston,
SC. He names fellow soldiers who are killed or wounded and discusses the harsh conditions of camp life. Also given are details
of battles at Williamsburg, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, and Yorktown. He was wounded in the hand on June 27, 1862 at Cold
Harbor, VA and in the foot on October 7, 1864 at Darbytown Road, VA. The final letters in the collection are written from
hospitals in Virginia (Jackson Hospital in Richmond) and Georgia (Blackie Hospital in Augusta). There is also one undated
poem/letter from Martha Inglet to her husband.
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