Correspondence
Identifier
bridges_18
Publication Date
7-22-1863
Custom Date
22 July 1863
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Description
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister Carrie from the hospital where he was recovering from a wound to his leg; recounts the fortunes of friends in the Crystal Springs Company; vows to fight for revenge after all is lost.
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
Richmond (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.