TY  - GEN
AU  - Edwards,George
TI  - George Edwards correspondence,
KW  - Edwards, Jessie
KW  - United States
KW  - Army
KW  - New York Engineer Regiment, 1st (1861-1865)
KW  - Military life
KW  - Florida
KW  - History
KW  - Civil War, 1861-1865
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - South Carolina
KW  - Engineering and construction
KW  - Participation, African American
KW  - Soldiers
KW  - itoamc
N1  - Open to research
N2  - Letters from Edwards to his daughter, Jessie Edwards, during his Civil War service with the 1st New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment.  He writes from South Carolina and Florida where his unit built landing wharves and signal towers.  He discusses camp life, living quarters, entertainment, funeral arrangements, shelling raids, and a nearby African American regiment.  Includes sketches
ER  -