Letters
Description
This collection documents the history of the Civil War as told by the soldiers, politicians, leaders, and families that lived through it.
Collection Items
Civil War letter to Governor Call, 1860
Call frequently changed his political affiliations, being in turn a Democrat, Whig, Know-Nothing, and Constitutional Unionist. As the country lurched toward Civil War in the late 1850s and early 1860s, he remained an ardent Unionist. Though no…
Letter by Duke K. Bettis to his wife and children
Handwritten letter on paper.
Duke K. Bettis states that he will send his family paper, stamps, and envelopes to write once a week. He also explains that he is sending money and tells his wife who they need to pay some debts to. Transcription of…
Duke K. Bettis states that he will send his family paper, stamps, and envelopes to write once a week. He also explains that he is sending money and tells his wife who they need to pay some debts to. Transcription of…
Notice to Gov. John Milton from Jefferson Davis
This letter was written by Jefferson Davis to Gov. John Milton to notify Milton that Robert E. Lee has been assigned to command the confederate forces in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.