Pages 18-22 contain his first hand account of the First Battle of Manassas. The account is only five pages while the rest of the journal consists of birth and death dates for the Louderback and Holtz families of Page County, Virginia. Also included…
Invitation to festival on July 26th at Yale University "to honor those who have represented the university in the service of our country in its memorable struggle for national existence," with printed invitation.
Application for 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Has Hancock's endorsement. Wants those of Sheridan, Merritt and Custer. Sends copy of Meade's letter [not present].
December 1862: Carver Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1862 correspondence of Rufus Robbins, Jr. to his father, mother, and brothers Henry and Edwin in South Abington Massachusetts
November 1862: Berling, Maryland; Baltimore, Maryland; Carver Hospital, Washington, D.C., correspondence of Rufus Robbins, Jr. to his father, mother, and brothers Henry and Edwin in South Abington Massachusetts
October 1862: Downsville and Cherry Run, Maryland, 1862 correspondence of Rufus Robbins, Jr. to his father, mother, and brothers Henry and Edwin in South Abington Massachusetts