Correspondence
Other Form of Name
Gerdine, Roxana Chapin, 1833-1891
Identifier
MUM00683, 1.19
Recipient
Emily McKinstry Chapin
Publication Date
1861
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Description
Roxana writes about the differences between northern and southern newspapers; explains what her family is doing on behalf of the Confederacy; the possibility of making Mr. Gerdine a Colonel; departure of Miss Eaton for Ohio; the dangers of travel, especially for a woman alone; notes that their sister Lucy will be staying south; and notes the hanging of a "suspicious" woman in Columbus, MS
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Southern States -- Identity; Homefront; Confederate States of America; Hanging; Executions and executioners; Travel; Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century ; Plantation life -- Southern States -- History; Confederate States of America
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
Original Collection
Roxana Chapin Gerdine Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Comments
A.L. (4 p.)
Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.