Letter, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd to Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb, June 7, 1861

Authors

Anderson Jackson Boyd

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, dated June 07, 1861, Jack (Anderson Jackson) Boyd writes to his sister, Matilda Ann "Lit" Boyd Webb to update her on his health and all the people he's seen from Kosciusko. He goes on to tell her that while there has been very little excitement in their encampment and little apprehension of immediate fighting, there is great anxiety as they look to the assembly of the Congress and speculate that they may enter into "one of the bloodiest tragedies ever exhibited on the drama of life".

Publication Date

6-7-1861

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

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

Keywords

letters; families; Civil War

Geographic Location

Union City [Tenn.]

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1861-06-07_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 22

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