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Size | 28 items |
Abstract | Letters to Mrs. John S. Lewis, Woodville, Miss., from her sons, John, Harry, and Fletcher, with the 16th Mississippi Infantry in northern Virginia. Many of these are vivid, detailed, literate letters from Harry Lewis discussing camp life, abilities of officers including General Carnot Posey, the usefulness of a slave he brought with him, his reasons for fighting, his efforts to live a Christian life in camp, the Chancellorsville Campaign, the battle of Fredericksburg, preparations for the Gettysburg Campaign, and the battle of Gettysburg. |
Creator | Lewis, Harry. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, November 2009
Updated by: Laura Hart, January 2021
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Letters to Mrs. John S. Lewis, Woodville, Miss., from her sons, John, Harry, and Fletcher, with the 16th Mississippi Infantry in northern Virginia. Many of these are vivid, detailed, literate letters from Harry Lewis discussing camp life, abilities of officers including General Carnot Posey, the usefulness of a slave he brought with him, his reasons for fighting, his efforts to live a Christian life in camp, the Chancellorsville Campaign, the battle of Fredericksburg, preparations for the Gettysburg Campaign, and the battle of Gettysburg.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Letters, 1863-1864 and 1924 |
Reel M-1222/1 |
Microfilm copy of letters, 1863-1864 |