Letter, from Unknown to Brother Jas. [James], Undated

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Description

In this handwritten partial letter, an unidentified Civil War soldier writes from Lynchburg, Virginia to his brother, James. The soldier speaks at length about the waning health of the soldiers around him, many of them appearing to be deathly ill from disease. He then lets his brother know that he will likely be moving soon and advises him that he has made arrangements for any mail he receives to be forwarded to him.

Publication Date

8-28-1861

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

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

Keywords

Civil War; illness; battles

Geographic Location

Lynchburg (Va.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_0004-1861-08-28-Letter-Unknown-to-Bro-James

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 52

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

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

Recommended Citation

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