Correspondence
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Nelson, William Cowper, 1841-1904
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Identifier
Nelson_WC_b1f68
Recipient
Maria Courtney Goodrich Nelson
Publication Date
2-22-1863
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Description
Worried because he has had no news from home since the Federals left; recounts stories he read and heard where the Federals used churches as stables; worries that all of the houses in Holly Springs were burned and all the slaves left; mentions that the Army is not moving much at this point but there are plans to move; the weather is difficult; comparison here with Revolutionary War soldiers; religion; now a part of General Posey's division
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Slaves; Slavery; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Weather; Religion; Confederate States of America. Army -- Promotions; 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
Fredericksburg (Va.)
Original Collection
William Cowper Nelson Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
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Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.