Arthur McKinstry Correspondence
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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)
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).
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Contact Information
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Preferred Citation
[Title of Document], Arthur McKinstry Correspondence, Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University Libraries