Letter, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd to his mother, Anna (Annie) McKee Boyd Green, August 6, 1862

Authors

Anderson Jackson Boyd

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated August 6, 1862, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd writes to his mother, Anna (Annie) Boyd Green to updated her how things are progressing in his unit, his health, and the difficulties of being separated from his family. He goes on to talk about the sickness that's going around in the army, including measles and describes how so many of them are dying.

Publication Date

8-6-1862

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

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

Keywords

letters; families; Civil War

Geographic Location

Tyler (Tex.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 3pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1862-08-06_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 20

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

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.

Contact Information

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Recommended Citation

Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University