https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A84
This letter was also included in the Dabbs collection. it is a letter written by Bernard Dinkgrave from a hospital in Alexandria. If you want to read a transcript of the letter, just click on “Details”. It is quite an amusing read and just a little naughty! “Bennie” would be assassinated a few years later.
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 