Letter: William J. Howe, Camp 6 miles from Nashville, Tennessee, to Jeanette K. Howe, Alba, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 1865 January 8
File — Box: 2, Folder: 78
Identifier: MSN/CW 1015-78
Scope and Contents
Having left Louisville on 28 December, Howe is stationed along the Gallatin Pike, six miles from Nashville. He describes two incidents in which pro-Confederate guerillas ambushed and killed soldiers and officers in his unit. He laments the ruin caused by the war, and condemns both the abolitionists and the Southern aristocrats whom he regards as responsible.
Dates
- Creation: 1865 January 8
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Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Notre Dame Rare Books & Special Collections Repository