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William R. Lacy Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-2131

Abstract This collection contains a letter dated November 14, 1861, by Lieutenant William R. Lacy of the 6th Tennessee Infantry (CSA) to his cousin, Amarila Lemons. Written from Columbus, Ky., he describes the rules and conditions placed on a soldier in the areas of Belmont, Missouri and Columbus. The letter includes an explanation of the treatment of prisoners. Lacy speaks of the wounded and the Union dead. He adds that a cousin, Thomas Lacy, resigned and became a Captain of a company at Union...

Dates: 1861 November 14

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William Styer Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MS-3198

Abstract

This collection consists of ten letters and five envelopes from Union soldier William Styer to his wife Susannah (Defenbaugh) Styer dating from 1862 November 12 to 1863 September 5. One letter was written in Camp Morton, Indiana; one was written on board the Ohio Belle; and the rest were written from Fort Pickering, Tennessee.

Dates: 1862 November 12-1863 September 5

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William T. Presley Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MS-2783

Abstract William T. Presley of Company A of the 1st Alabama Cavalry wrote these two letters to his wife, Henrietta (Ward) Presley, in Prattville, Alabama. In the first letter, dated September 30, 1862 from camp direction Chattanooga, Presley mentions his need for a new horse, arguing that "all men that are worthy property ought to help us poor creatures that have left our families to fight to protect them as well as our own families." In the second letter, dated April 7, 1863 from camp near...

Dates: 1862 September 30, 1863 April 7

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William T. Presley Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-3399

Abstract

William T. Presley wrote this letter to his wife Henry (Henryetta) on September 27, 1862 from camp in or near Knoxville, Tennessee. Presley mentions that her last letter caused tears to stream down his cheeks. He remarks on the poor condition of several men in his camp, saying that one looks like an old shoe. He goes on to tell Henryetta that she must hire someone to build a pen for the hogs and try go with out killing any of them til hog Billing time.

Dates: 1862 September 27

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William Taylor Letters

Collection

Identifier: MS-2244

Abstract

Three letters from Private William Taylor of the 43rd Ohio Infantry to his sister Susan in Morrow County, Ohio, describe experiences in the Gayoso Hospital in Memphis and another military hospital in LaGrange, Tenn., during 1863.

Dates: 1863

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William Velie Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-3211

Abstract

This letter, written by William Velie and sent from Fort Rosencrance in Murfreesboro, Tennessee describes battles in the Middle Tennessee area, including Franklin and Nashville. Velie notes that the Commanding Officer of the Confederate Army in the area is General Hood, while his own commander in the Union Army is General Melroy.

Dates: 1864

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William W. Daugherty Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-3276

Abstract

William W. Daugherty wrote this letter to his father from Tullahoma, Tennessee on April 13, 1864. In it, he discusses social life among the regiment's officers, describes troop movements just before the Battle of Resaca, and expresses his optimism about General Sherman's campaign in Georgia.

Dates: 1864 April 13

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

William Weber Letter

Collection

Identifier: MS-2083

Abstract

William Weber wrote this letter to his brother, Martin Weber, from camp at McMinnsville, Tennessee on August 10, 1862. He reports that he and his company are well and tells of their recent victory against Confederate guerrillas. He also recounts an amusing story about their Major General (a man named Moniter), who slept all day and got the company into some trouble.

Dates: 1862 August 10

Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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William R. Lacy Letter

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