Letter, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd to his mother, Anna (Annie) McKee Boyd Green, December7, 1862

Authors

Anderson Jackson Boyd

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated December 7, 1862, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd writes to his mother, Anna (Annie) McKee Boyd Green to inform her that he has not been in good health as of late and that they have not been receiving any war news. He is hopeful for good news for their cause and states that the war as been "sufficiently destructive" and continues to discuss the health of the service men at his army camp and believes they are ready to meet the enemy. He goes on to discuss crops and how the war has affected farming and causing a lack of resources.

Publication Date

12-7-1862

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

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

Keywords

letters; families; Civil War

Geographic Location

Meto (Ark.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 2pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1862-12-07_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

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Contact Information

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Recommended Citation

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