Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
M. D. Wilson Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-3840
Abstract
A single handwritten letter by Confederate soldier M. D. Wilson stationed at Cumberland Gap, TN on August 4, 1863.
Dates:
1863 August 4
Moses Elkanah Thompson Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-3791
Abstract
A letter written by Moses Elkanah Thompson, dated June 7, 1863, to Francis M. Blair in response to one received from Blair earlier. In the letter, Thompson briefly mentions the Battle at Vicksburg and the number of men both sides lost. He also mentions his desire for the war to end.
Dates:
1863 June 7
William M. Cloer Letter
Collection
Identifier: MS-2796
Abstract
William M. Cloer, a private in the 62nd North Carolina Infantry (CSA), wrote this letter to friends at home from Morristown, Tennessee on June 24, 1863. He discusses recent Yankee raids in Tennessee, specifically those made during the push towards Knoxville, and his regiment's upcoming move to Cumberland Gap.
Dates:
1863 June 24