Edward A. Doolittle
2nd Lieutenant of Company I. Died December 20th, 1863 in Alabama.
Sources
In these letters:
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- Things start to get lively in Virginia when pickets are attacked, and Capt. Dickerman is not feeling so well. Joe cracks a joke against Tucker, and Lieut. Dickerman is trying to get a discharge.
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- Once again feeling rather homesick, Cecil sends some final details about his stay in Washington, some excitement caused by some nearby Confederates, and his love for molasses.
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- Cecil write about staying the night in D.C. and having his friend get robbed.
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- Cecil responds to two of Caroline’s letters and speaks of justification for the war and slavery.
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- Cecil writes about being frustrated by the tactical gridlock, how ugly the Potomac River and Virginia state are, and how he wishes that Caroline would write more often.