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Transcription of Comstock Letter, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
From the Collection:

This letter to Verness Williams documents recent activities of Myron Comstock's unit (11th Michigan Infantry Regiment) and speaks of his recent illness and homesickness.

Myron's camp is located 1.5 miles northeast of Bardstown. Myron writes about the victory at Fort Donaldson [Donelson], which he describes as being 6 miles long with 80 to 40,000 men in it. He complains that he has written 24 letters since the first of February and only received 12.

Dates

  • undated

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Repository Details

Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville TN 37996 USA
865-974-4480