Letter, 1863 December 17, Pratt (Folly Isle) to Major Brooks, page 2
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TitleLetter, 1863 December 17, Pratt (Folly Isle) to Major Brooks, page 2
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Transcription[Letter, continued] thus constituted heavy firing in my judgement to those working there. Jan [January] 2nd [Question?] How much [????] our soldiers do on an average as compared with citizen laborers, or similar workers in time of Peace. (Ans. [Answer]) Citizen laborers would have done the work in 1/10 of the time, but our soldiers worked under the constant annoyance of fire from sharpshooters compelling them to do 10 times the labour necessary to do the work without that annoyance. ([question?] [3rd?]) "How many tours of duty did I up to Sept [September] 7th" (Ans [Answer]) I did twelve. I am sorry [????] Major that I did not receive your note promptly-it was not my fault. I am Major; Very Respectfully; Your [Obedient] Servant; W. [Huber?] Pratt Capt [Captain] 55th M.V.I. [Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry?]
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks559_136_002
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/242F0D7962EDB4B0E360E934AA0ED071
Batch ID20180328174717
