Letter from Sam B. Love to Sister (Tea), 1862-10-20
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: 1862-10-20
Creator
- Love, Samuel Braden (Author, Person)
Extent
2 Sheets : Sheet enclosures labeled 43a & 43b
Language of Materials
English
General
Holly Springs, MS. Gave very detailed description of the battle in Corinth and well wishes
Subject
- Love, Eliza Terrissa Gordon (Recipient, Person)
- Love family (Family)
- Rosecrans, William Starke (Person)
- Van Dorn, Earl, (Person)
- Love, John Wilson (Person)
- Love, Fannie (Person)
- Love, Mary Elizabeth (Person)
- Love, James Marshall (Person)
- Love, Terrisa A. (Person)
- Love, Robert Marshall (Person)
- Love, Tennessee Angelina (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Mary Couts Burnett Library Repository
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