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1863 Kentucky Civil War Union Soldier's Correspondence Letter to "Cousin Sallie"
Item Details
| Item Type | Correspondence Letter |
| Materials | Paper |
| Period | Mid-19th Century |
| Date | January 1-2, 1863 |
| Origin | United States |
| Authentication | Not Authenticated |
| Additional Information | This handwritten correspondence letter, titled “Newyears Gift, Sallie!”, is penned by a Union soldier named “Amos”. The writer describes a “skirmish” that took place in Kentucky. He and his fellow soldiers marched and rode from Richmond, to the “Big Hill”, “where Metcalf had his last battle with the Rebels”, to London, to “Barbersville”. It was in “Barbersville” that the ladies of the town fed them quite a feast of “ginger cake, chicken, boiled ham”. The next day they marched “over the mountains and crossed the Cumberland River”. He and his battalion were set to go into Tennessee, yet some of the captains would not leave the state of Kentucky. He goes on to write of the 2nd Battalion of the 10th Ky cav., who had encountered “The Rebels” in Boston (Kentucky), “…killed 20, captured 53 and took 60 horses” (this battle takes place between Christmas and New Years). Eventually, Amos and his fellow soldiers return to Richmond and then to Danville, Kentucky. He instructs her to direct further letters to Lexington, as it is the “central point”. Amos concludes the letter with “I have nothing now to give you, unless I would give you myself, and I don’t know whether you would except that offer or not. So good night.” |
Condition
- included is a typed transcript in two pages.
Dimensions
10.5" W x 8.5" H x 0.25" D
Item #
ITMG530383
