Correspondence
Other Form of Name
Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904
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Identifier
Nelson_WC_b1f28
Recipient
Elizabeth Lyman Cage
Publication Date
5-24-1861
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Description
Receipt of her letter; worries that she is not "sound on the all-important question" of secession and may have union tendencies; discussion of slavery; discussion of honor; camp life; believes that foreign aid is probable
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Slavery; Slaves; Race relations; Secession; Southern States -- Identity; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 9th; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 17th. Company G
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
Warrington (Fla.); Camp Davis (Fla.); Camp Magnolia (Fla.); Escambia County (Fla.)
Original Collection
William Cowper Nelson Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Comments
Fragment of letter written from either Camp Davis or Camp Magnolia
Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.