Existing comment:
Letter written by James F. Clark of New Bern, North Carolina, to the postmaster, Sharpsburg, Maryland, dated March 17, 1906. As a member of the 3rd North Carolina Infantry during the battle, Clark was involved in the burning of the Mumma house and farm buildings. In this letter, Clark asked for some information in order to apologize to the Mumma family. Coincidentally, the postmaster turned out to be Samuel Mumma Jr., who sent a return letter to Clark expressing no hard feelings since he was "just carrying out orders." |