Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (SC 2940)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

9-4-2015

Comments

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

Abstract

Finding aid and typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) of a letter from Manuscripts Small Collection 2940. Letter, 1 August 1864, of “Charlie” to Ellen “Nellie” Sherman. Serving with Company E, 132nd Illinois Volunteers at Paducah, Kentucky, he describes an encounter with Confederate guerrillas during a strenuous scouting mission, the strictness of General Paine, his new commander, toward both citizenry and soldiers, and the execution of “Captain Hess,” a guerrilla leader, for whom “no coffin” was provided. He expresses apprehension over retaliation against men taken prisoner, but also refers to a flag of truce in effect that morning.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Civil War, 1861-1865 - Paducah, Kentucky (SC 2940)" (2015). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4063.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4063