Oakley Archival Papers
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Description
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, in Enterprise, Mississippi. He urges her to return to Selma soon, since they don't know when ''the roads may be taken up entirely by the govt for the transportation of soldiers or stores.'' He would try to get a furlough to come and get her, but furloughs are only granted to one man at a time and cannot exceed eight days. Sam was wounded just above the hip on July 28 by ''a musket ball from a shrapnel shell which exploded behind him.'' The ''vandals'' robbed Lizzie and her family (in Mississippi) of nearly everything they had. The negroes at the Methodist church across the street are ''having one of their greatest shouting times.'' 1864.
ISBN
235-30
Publication Date
8-14-1864
Time Period
1860-1869
Subjects
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Enterprise (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Religion; African-Americans; Methodists; Furloughs; War wounds; Pillage; Feemster, Samuel King, 1836-1899; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Keywords
ASERL
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 2p ; 21.5 X 14.5 cm.
Format (digital)
Digital ID
C_ASERL_2010_0079
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