WY1003/11

Letter with envelope addressed to William Stuart from his cousin [William] Stuart Knox, sent from 'camp before Sebastopol'.

18 Apr 1856; received 1 May 1856

From: 1856 To: 1856

'The occupations at present are occasional field days and fatigue duties and riding about of an afternoon'. 'Sebastopol is as complete a ruin as can be imagined.' Reference to the men's field allowance being stopped as soon as the peace was signed; the writer considers it should cease only when the men embark to return home. Mentions a grand review of troops. General description of army life.

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Stuart, William,
Knox, William Stuart

family correspondence, Sebastopol, Crimean War