Letter from Sam to Sister, 1862-09-08, 1862-09-09
Scope and Contents
Correspondence (87 letters and fragments) and a Dallas Morning News article. Letters are arranged chronologically, individually enclosed and then organized into folders by decade. The folders lay flat in an oversized box.
The correspondence deals primarily with the daily life of soldiers, troop movements and battles fought. Requests are often made for news from home. The newspaper article gives a detailed description of the assassination of Robert Love.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-09-08
- Creation: 1862-09-09
Creator
- Love, Samuel Braden (Author, Person)
Extent
2 Sheets : Sheet enclosures labeled 40a & 40b
Language of Materials
English
General
Saltillo, (MS). Tells of General Lee defeating General Ross and McClellan in VA. General Bragg commented he may be a candidate for the Military Governor of Ohio
Subject
- Love family (Family)
- Lee, Robert E. (Person)
- Bragg, Braxton, (Person)
- Buell, Don Carlos, (Person)
- Forrest, Nathan Bedford, (Person)
- Morgan, John Hunt, (Person)
- Love, Cyrus W. (Person)
- Love, John Wilson (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
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Fort Worth Texas 76129
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