Benedict, Harrison, 1813-1900 (SC 2789)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

11-15-2013

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and full text of letter (click on "Additional Files") for Manuscripts Small Collection 2789. Letter, 30 March 1862 of Harrison Benedict, Scottsville, Kentucky, to his cousin David Selby in Jamestown, Kentucky. He reports on military activity in the area, including Confederate searches of his and his mother’s homes, the theft of guns, horses and wagons, and the destruction of bridges. He includes his wife Emily T. Benedict as a signatory to the letter.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Benedict, Harrison, 1813-1900 (SC 2789)" (2013). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 3300.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/3300