Joseph Oliver Freeman Letters
This collection includes a number of letters written from and of Joseph Oliver Freeman to his wife Indiana during his service in the Confederate army from 1862-1864. Also included are two letters from H. Parson to his sister on December 22, 1861 and September 25, 1863. Typed transcriptions are included along with the letters.
Dates
- 1861 December 22-1864 June 12
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (4 folders)
Abstract
This collection includes a number of letters written from and of Joseph Oliver Freeman to his family during his service in the Confederate army from 1862-1864. Typed transcriptions are included along with the letters.
Biographical/Historical Note
Joseph Oliver Freeman was born March 25, 1839, and was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 19, 1863, at the age of twenty-three. He left behind his wife, Indiana and a son, his other two children having died as infants.
Arrangement
This collection is in four folders.
Acquisition Note
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in 1975.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository