Letter written by Sgt Joseph Pickford, 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, from the Camp before Sevastopol to his father [in law]. Describes his low spirits and a recent illness, cured by pills and plenty of hot rum and water. Includes a description of the English bombardment of Sevastopol and refers to possible attacks on Balaklava and Inkerman. Also mentions some races between the men, one in which two men were killed, and the decrease of sickness in the army. An addition to the end of the letter includes an account of the killing of some men in a rifle pit and a French attack on a battery in Sevastopol.
Photocopy. Letter from Sgt. Joseph Pickford, 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade, Camp before Sebastopol to his father (in law?) J.D. Clarke, London
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- Dates of Creation9 April 1855
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