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Phoebe Cross Letter, 1862 February 2

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection consists of one letter from Phoebe Cross to her sister. Written on February 2, 1862, Cross describes her life and family in East Tennessee while her husband is at war, as well as relaying information about her husband and other family members enlisted in the Civil War. Cross mentions that -if the Federals ever take Fort Henry we are ruined for there are traitors from this very place, who have joined the enemy-

Dates: 1862 February 2