Robert Cruikshank, letter
July 9, 1863
“We are now west of South Mountain and about seven miles south of Boonsboro. If I only had time to look over the country and could march as I choose, I would enjoy the scenery for it is very beautiful. I have never seen such fine fields of corn and wheat as there are here. The people do not work as hard as we do North.”
Author
Name: Robert Cruikshank
Unit: 123rd Regiment New York Infantry, Co. H
Document Information
Type: Letter
Subject(s):
- Descriptions of Locale
Event Location: South Mountain, Washington Co., MD
Document Origin: Washington Co., MD
Source
Robert Cruikshank to Mary Cruikshank. July 9, 1863. Transcribed by Barry Cruikshank. Columbus, OH: ehistory at the Ohio State University. Obtained from http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/letters/cruikshank/index.cfm. Accessed on February 9, 2010.
