Personal letter from an unidentified woman, Augusta, [Georgia?], to [Mississippi?] Sidney [Harding?], no place

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The writer told of the destruction of plantations and the capture of relatives and friends by the Federals. She herself had been captured and had had to bribe a Union soldier to get back her luggage. She mentioned Vinson's Scouts and Sickle's Scouts, and related that Sidney's home had been used as a Federal smallpox hospital and then burned.

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Title

Personal letter from an unidentified woman, Augusta, [Georgia?], to [Mississippi?] Sidney [Harding?], no place

Date

1864-08-01

Description

The writer told of the destruction of plantations and the capture of relatives and friends by the Federals. She herself had been captured and had had to bribe a Union soldier to get back her luggage. She mentioned Vinson's Scouts and Sickle's Scouts, and related that Sidney's home had been used as a Federal smallpox hospital and then burned.

Topical Subject(s)

Correspondence
Documents
Prisoners
Hospitals

Language

eng

Notes (Physical)

Autographed letter. Incomplete.

Extent

3 pages

Type of Resource

text

Source

Rosemonde E. & Emile Kuntz collection: National period, 1804-1950, Manuscripts Collection 600, La Research Collection

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