Letter, A. Shaw to Mary Shaw; 3/17/1862

Authors

Albert Shaw

Files

Description

Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw, telling her that a new regiment (the 36th Mississippi Infantry) was raised in Meridian, Mississippi, and elected Drury Brown as a colonel. He also writes that Copiah County has nearly two thousand men in the army. 1862.

Publication Date

3-17-1862

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Meridian (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 36th; Brown, Drury J.

Keywords

ASERL

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 1 leaf ; 21.8 X 18.8 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

C_ASERL_2010_0113

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Department, Manuscripts Division, Thompson B. Shaw-McKell papers, Box 1, Folder 2

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Rights

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Contact Information

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Recommended Citation

Thompson B. Shaw-McKell papers, Special Collections University, Mississipi State University Libraries