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Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 1422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (Sc 1422), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1422. Letter, 6 November, to his mother from “Alvis”(?), probably serving with the 9th Illinois Infantry. From Camp Paine, Paducah, Kentucky, he writes of living conditions, a skirmish with Confederate forces, his hopes to experience a full battle, and his belief that the Confederates have better officers, but inferior soldiers.
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Military Life (Sc 1420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Military Life (Sc 1420), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1420. Letter written by Union soldier John (no last name), Camp Paint Creek, Kentucky, to his wife (no place noted), graphically describing marching from Winchester, Kentucky, to present camp. He mentions that Kentucky has the dirtiest soldiers he has ever seen.
Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Bush, Thomas (Sc 1421), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1421. Civil War letter written by Thomas Bush, Louisville, Kentucky, to his brother, commenting on the poor hospital care he is receiving for consumption. He notes his doctor's opinion that the man who enlisted him should be sent to the penitentiary.
Downing, Amos, B. 1839 (Sc 1423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Downing, Amos, B. 1839 (Sc 1423), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1423. Letter, 10 March 1862, written by Amos Downing from Belmont, Missouri, to his brother Philip Downing, Portland, Maine, relating his military experiences since leaving Virginia on February 16. Has especially good comments about activities at Columbus, Kentucky.
Wood, Oscar (Sc 1413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Wood, Oscar (Sc 1413), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1413. Letter, 28 June 1864, written by Oscar Wood from Decatur, Alabama, to Mary Hanley, Cairo, Illinois. Wood writes of being stationed at Paducah, Kentucky with the 32nd Wisconsin Infantry in March, when Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest attempted to engage them in battle.
Atkinson, Elizabeth Ann (Chilton), 1808-1872 (Sc 1412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Atkinson, Elizabeth Ann (Chilton), 1808-1872 (Sc 1412), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1412. Letter, 7 December, written by Elizabeth Atkinson, Smithfield, Virginia, to her son. She discusses the health of her husband and describes military activity in the vicinity, including theft and looting by Union soldiers, but expresses her desire to reside at home. She describes the effects of the war on local trade in food and livestock, expresses her fear that Richmond will be captured, and gives news of friends and family members. She also refers to the arrest of a “nephew,” possibly of her brother General Robert …