Letter, S. H. Ross to Emmett Ross; 8/22/1864

Authors

Sarah Howard Ross

Files

Description

Letter, Sarah Howard Ross at Piney Vale to her son, Emmett Ross, opening with a comment on his ''misfortune'' and telling him of her recent bad health. She writes that Colonel Cook might accompany her to Brookhaven, mentioning the train schedule. A soldier named Hartwell was in Jackson on sick furlough. Willy Curtiss and Leo joined Cowan's Battery (Company G of the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery). The legislature has passed a law that all men between sixteen and fifty-five must enlist. She asks him what command he will go back to, since there is ''no company left to go to.'' 1864.

Publication Date

8-22-1864

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Ross, Emmett Lloyd, 1838-1891; Ross family; Draft; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Light Artillery, 1st. Company G; Furloughs; Railroad travel; Civil war; United States; Health

Keywords

ASERL

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 1 p. ; 21 X 20.7 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0098

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Emmett L. Ross papers, Box 2, Folder 40

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

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Contact Information

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

Recommended Citation

Emmett L. Ross papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University