William Edwards Letter
William Edwards wrote this letter to his cousin Jennie Searce from camp near Battle Creek, Tennessee on August 9, 1862. In it, Edwards says "we have to quit writing until they get old morgan cleaned out of Kentucky" (referring to John Hunt Morgan) and mentions that his unit has been eating poorly because they have had to ration provisions. Edwards also asks Jennie to write and "tell if any of short creek Boys has enlisted ... they ought to pitch in and help us out ... they ought to be ashamed of them selves ... and requests that she and Ann and sis ... send me your miniatures."
Dates
- 1862 August 9
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
William Edwards wrote this letter to his cousin Jennie Searce from camp near Battle Creek, Tennessee on August 9, 1862. In it, Edwards says "we have to quit writing until they get old morgan cleaned out of Kentucky" (referring to John Hunt Morgan) and mentions that his unit has been eating poorly because they have had to ration provisions. Edwards also asks Jennie to write and "tell if any of short creek Boys has enlisted ... they ought to pitch in and help us out ... they ought to be ashamed of them selves ... and requests that she and Ann and sis ... send me your miniatures."
Biographical/Historical Note
William Edwards mustered into Company C of the 2nd Indiana Cavalry on September 13, 1861, and was captured on July 1, 1864, at Acworth, Georgia, at which point he became a prisoner of war. Edwards mustered out on May 9, 1865.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
This collection was purchased by Special Collections.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository