archive, archive
Accession Number
NAM.2019-08-5-104-1
Description
Ms note dated 12 June 1855, together with typescript copy of letters from Sir Charles Russell VC [Gren Gds], 1854. The letters cover the progress of the Crimean War; inspections; impressions of Sevastopol; spread of Cholera; engagement in battle; casualties; being under fire. The last letter covers the events that led to Russell being awarded the VC. From the Coldstream Guards Archive.
Campaigns
Crimean War (1854-1856)
Units