Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 18, 1861

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 18, 1861
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Date:1861-06-18

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Letter from Frederick William Seward to Frances Miller Seward, June 18, 1861

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sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08  Death: 1915-04-25

location: Washington D.C., US

receiver:  
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Birth:   Death: 

location: Auburn, NY

transcription: mea 

revision: amc 2021-03-21

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Washington, June 18 th
My dear Mother,
We have cool
and very pleasant weather still,
fortunately for the troops. Regiments
are beginning to arrive quite
rapidly again, at least one
every day. We drive out nearly
every afternoon to see some
of the camps. On Saturday
we went over the River at
Georgetown, and visited the
camps on Arlington Heights, the

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Frederick ^J^ une 18
1861
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69th, the 28 th, & the 8th New
York Regiments, & the New Jersey
Brigade. The intrenchments are
on a large scale, and mounted
with heavy cannon, look formida-
ble enough. The Irish Regiment
(69 th) beat all the rest at this
work. They have thrown up
a regular Fort, with their spades.
They received Father
Birth: 1801-05-16 Death: 1872-10-10
with
vociferous cheering. We came
back by way of the Long Bridge
which is thronged all the while
with soldiers, army wagons, &c. &.
Sunday afternoon, the Presi-
dent
Birth: 1809-02-12 Death: 1865-04-15
went with us. We went
to Camp Cayuga, and saw
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all our Auburn friends.Dennis
Birth: 1841-12-11 Death: 1886-03-17

seems about the most contented
of them all.Anna
Birth: 1834-03-29 Death: 1919-05-02
sent for young
Titus
Birth: 1842-08-29 Death: 1884-11-06
. The President shook hands
with as many of the men as
he could. We left amid great
cheering, as they were preparing
for Evening Parade, at which
Mr Fowler
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was to preach a
sermon. – From there we
went to the Syracuse Regiment
encamped on the plain east
of the Capital. There there was
a similar scene.
The new Army Appointments
will be published in a day or
two. Gus
Birth: 1826-10-01 Death: 1876-09-11
will have the offer
of a Major’s Commission, with
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the option of choosing between it
and the Paymastership. The latter
is worth $200 a year more, but
the former has the claim to promotion.
Clarence
Birth: 1828-10-07 Death: 1897-07-24
has the offer of a commission
in the Army, but probably will decide
not to accept. John Wharton
Birth: 1841-12-14 Death: 1896-10-15
is
to be appointed a Lieutenant.
Affectionately your son
Frederick