Correspondence
Identifier
Gage_b1f35
Publication Date
4-26-1862
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Description
Jeremiah describing conditions, particularly their lack of cooks, clean clothing and tents; requests his mother send a 'boy' to do his cooking. Shows concern over not seeing a list of the dead or wounded in the Corinth fight [Siege of Corinth?] and worries his cousin is listed. Mentions losing most of his gear while surveying Manassas, Virginia; wishes to switch companies and has disdain for war.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A; Travel; Slaves; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Gage family -- Correspondence
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
Yorktown (Va.)
Finding Aid
Original Collection
Gage Family Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Comments
Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.