Letter, 17 Nov 1854.
Sent by Frederick Newman, from the Ship 'Orinoco', at sea off Gallipoli’ to his brother Charley.
Sgt Newman writes, ‘On tuesday [sic] next we are to be engaged with a large body of Russians.’
From a collection of papers associated with Frederick Newman, Hospital Sergeant, 97th (Earl of Ulster’s) Regiment of Foot.
Sgt Newman served at Newcastle, Jamaica, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Greece during the Crimean War (1854-1856).
He died of fever, possibly cholera, shortly after reaching Sevastopol.