MSS Finding Aids
Publication Date
5-29-2019
Abstract
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 3435. Letter, 19-21 September 1862, from Theophilus L. Todd to his sister Agnes Jane Todd. Camped near Louisville, Kentucky while serving with the 93rd Ohio Infantry, Todd thanks her for a package of food and clothing. He describes his surroundings and camp life, including the friendly reception the troops received in Louisville and competition between the camp sutler and local women in the sale of foodstuffs. He also writes critically of the behavior of Brigadier General James S. Jackson during a lengthy and tiresome review of the brigade.
Disciplines
Military History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Todd, Theophilus Law, 1841-1963 (SC 3435)" (2019). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4697.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4697
Theophilus L. Todd to Agnes Jane Todd 19-21 September 1862
Comments
This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu