Authors

G.T. Beauregard

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Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This typed letter, dated May 2, 1862, is a form letter written from G. T. Beauregard to Soldiers of Shiloh and of Elkhorn encouraging them in the face of the impending battle at Corinth, Mississippi. The letter is includes an illegible signature at the bottom left of the page. The letter is printed on blue "Headquarters of the Foxes" stationary.

Publication Date

5-2-1862

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.

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Geographic Location

Corinth, (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F92

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 92

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Letter, G. T. Beauregard to Soldiers of Shiloh and of Elkhorn, May 2, 1862

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