Union soldier Henry Civil War letter, 1863 June 4. 1 item. Location: MISC:U. Union soldier in the 12th Connecticut Infantry Regiment, which was involved in the siege of Port Hudson and a part of the 19th Army Corps. Describes camp food, living conditions and the dangerous local wildlife, deaths of men in his unit, the quality of the land for agriculture, the prospects of the Confederates surrendering Port Hudson, and Banks's refusal of a Confederate offer to surrender if they could keep their arms. Mss. 4870.