As part of the 2005 Christmas Function a special talk was presented on a facinating original civil war letter detailing a Union Officer’s experience at the Battle of Chancellorsville – 1863 - introduced by Len Traynor.

You can view the original handwritten version of this letter from the battlefront (and a UK newspaper report on it) and the transcribed pages by clicking on the links below:

Transcript of 1863 letter

Handwritten 1863 letter (and 1975 newspaper report) (6.4Mb - large!)

US 1973 National Parks letter re above

Photo shows Gnl. Sedgwick (centre) and Henry Hore on extreme right.

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