Freeman mentions a duel that occurred in camp between two men “Ed Angers and Kidwell.”

Freeman writes that his regiment left Chattanooga two weeks ago when the Yankees shelled the town and killed a woman and child. He expects a fight to break out again soon. He tells her he is ready to reunite with his daughter Alja in heaven, and mentions for her to get money from Mrs. Skely. “Tell John Stokes to take good care of you and little Joe.”

Letter from D.G. Godwin, Vice President of S.C.A. 1st and 52nd Tenn. Regts. to Indiana Freeman expresses deep sympathy for the loss of her husband and notifies her of her husband’s profession of religion before his death.

This letter from the Soldiers Christian Association of the 51st and 52nd Tennessee Regiments is a transcript of a ceremony held for soldiers who died in the Battle of Chickamauga.