Messer, George, 1833-1863 (SC 3118)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

5-31-2017

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 typescript (click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3118. Letter, 23-24 May 1862 [sic], of George Messer, 107th Illinois Infantry, to his wife Lottie in DeWitt County, Illinois. From Camp Hobson, Glasgow, Kentucky, he reports on his health and the possibility of battle, and mockingly describes the two-men “dogtents” issued to the troops. He also discusses recent promotions and the prospects for a military draft, notes the arrival of an Indiana regiment decimated at the Battle of Perryville, and criticizes "shoulder strap gentlemen” who take credit for soldiers’ achievements.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Messer, George, 1833-1863 (SC 3118)" (2017). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4316.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4316