still image Correspondence 1860-1870. gmgpc Manuscripts 1860-1870. gmgpc December 6th 1863 [6 December 1863] eng Handwritten letter from Union soldier Charles E. Horne of Co. A, 13th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, who was wounded on July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, captured on May 8, 1864, at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, and wounded on May 8, 1864, at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia (right arm amputated), to his parents about volunteering for service versus being drafted, discussing the pros and cons of the various types of regiments, lice, how the rebels have built nicer quarters for the winter, and Gen. Meade. Title devised by Library staff. Tom Liljenquist; Purchased from: Excelsior Brigade, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, December 2018. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects. Liljenquist Family collection (Library of Congress) https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.87689 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.87690 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.87691 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.87735 Use digital images. Original served only by appointment because material requires special handling. For more information see: (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html) No known restrictions on publication.