Title

Arthur McKinstry to Mother

Creator

Arthur McKinstry

Files

Description

Letter from Arthur McKinstry to his mother. Camp Caldwell: The letter describes the change of location, hot and rainy weather, beard to fight sunburn, slaves treated well but they long for fredom and appear nervous, food, wages, seeing military rule work, comments on southern cavalry, Thomas Chandler, Foster Swift, Ally Cushing, S.M. Doyle, Bill Rockwell, volunteer soldiers.

Contributor(s)

Ulysses S. Grant Association

Subjects

McKinstry, Arthur; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Date

8-12-1861

Time Period

1860-1869

Object Type

text

Format (Original)

letter

Format (Digital)

PDF

Digital ID

McKinstry_Box01_FF08

Source

Arthur McKinstry Letters, Box 1, Folder 8

Repository

Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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Preferred Citation

[Title of Document], Arthur McKinstry Correspondence, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries