Twitchell, Franklin S. Letter, 1864 April 3. 1 item. Location: MISC:T. Union soldier serving in Louisiana during the Civil War. Letter from Twitchell to his sister describing camp conditions and the advance of Union forces in Louisiana. He writes of the plunder by Confederate and Union soldiers, murders of Union officers, and freedmen cheering Union soldiers. Twitchell refers to a lack of religion among the men and the absence of a chaplain in the regiment. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 3367.