Correspondence
Identifier
bridges_8
Publication Date
2-22-1862
Custom Date
22 February 1862
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Description
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister answering her reproach for not having received his letters; notes a dearth of provisions; refers to fights in the West; describes preparations for a battle on the Potomac and the sinking of a schooner; condemns single men who fail to enlist.
Subject Headings (Library of Congress)
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A; Confederate States of America -- Archival resources; Confederate States of America. Army -- Military life
Relational Format
Archival Material
Original Format
correspondence
City
Dumfries (Va.)
Original Collection
Richard C. Bridges Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Rights
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Comments
Also included in the Civil War in the American South collection.