Collection ANDERSON, RC - ANDERSON, Surgeon Maj Robert Carew (1815-1885)

Letters from Anderson to his wife, Jane Anderson, 1854-1856, relating to his service as Surgeon Major with 13 Light Dragoons at the Siege of Sebastopol, Russia (Sevastopol, Ukraine), during the Crimean War, including reference to: the arrival of French and Sardinian troops; the shortcomings of the commander of the British forces, General Lord Raglan, and his staff; the lack of adequate clothing and supplies and the consequences of the shortages; visits to other military hospitals; sickness among colleagues and other officers; the impact of winter weather. Letters include a sketch map of the positions of Russian and British forces at Sebastopol. Also a group photograph of Anderson with members of 13 Light Dragoons, c 1855.