Letter, Alex W. Feemster to Loulie Feemster, July 31, 1864

Authors

Alexander Whitfield Feemster

Files

Description

Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, who has traveled to Enterprise, Mississippi. He tells her that his hand is swollen and that he is fighting ''a feeling of gloom and despondency.'' Charly wrote with an account of the Battle of Harrisburg (Miss.), (Battle of Tupelo); Charly was stunned and partially paralyzed on one side for a day or two. Two days later, he writes that his hand is still stiff and sore. The monthly rations are going to be distributed. 1864.

ISBN

235-29

Publication Date

7-31-1864

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Feemster family; Tupelo, Battle of, Tupelo, Miss., 1864; Operational rations (Military supplies); Civil war; United States; Selma (Ala.); Religion; Furuncle; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867

Keywords

ASERL

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 1p and 1 leaf ; 21.5 X 14 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0078

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Oakley Family Papers

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

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Contact Information

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Recommended Citation

Oakley Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University