The Hawley Letters - The Letters of Captain R.B. Hawley, 89th from the Crimea, December 1854 to August 1856

Society for Army Historical Research, Special Publication No. 10, 1970

The letters of Adjutant Robert Hawley begin on the eve of embarkation in a Cork hotel, and describe the voyage to Crimea, where he disembarked on 26th January 1855. His letters, abounding with detailed observations and news of people and events,, record the campaign's fortunes through the siege of Sevastopol, harsh winters and dusty summers, until his departure for England in July 1856, arriving in August....