Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (SC 1364)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

8-1-2003

Comments

This collection is archived in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083, mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid, scan, and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1364. Letter, 22 February 1862, written by U.S. Army surgeon William H. Githens, Birds Point, Missouri, to his wife describing conditions, especially in Cairo, Illinois, and mentioning the activity at Forts Holt and Payne across the river in Kentucky. He includes a sketch of these fortifications.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Githens, William Harrison, 1826-1904 (SC 1364)" (2003). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 191.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/191