Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection includes a letter from John S. Powers to Nellie E. Williams describing the state of living in the recruitment camp and the city of Alexandria. The letter was written from a camp on November 23, 1862. Powers writes about sites local to Alexandria (including the Marshall House) and news from his regiment. Powers' letter includes his observation of the area where he is stationed, calling Alexandria "the dirtiest hole that I ever got into, nothing but secesh and contraband." ...

Scope and Content From the Collection: The collection includes a letter from John S. Powers to Nellie E. Williams describing the state of living in the recruitment camp and the city of Alexandria. The letter was written from a camp on November 23, 1862. Powers writes about sites local to Alexandria (including the Marshall House) and news from his regiment. Powers' letter includes his observation of the area where he is stationed, calling Alexandria "the dirtiest hole that I ever got into, nothing but secesh and contraband." ...