Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (SC 3154)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

10-20-2017

Comments

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

Abstract

Finding aid and full-text typescript of letter (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3154. Letter, 26 October 1861, to his mother from John L. Hebron, serving with the 2nd Ohio Infantry at Camp Leslie Combs, West Liberty, Kentucky. He describes a recent engagement with Confederate troops, reports on the killed, wounded and local conditions in the aftermath, and criticizes Confederate battle skills. Expecting to spend the winter at Camp Dennison, Ohio, he expresses satisfaction with his warm clothing but complains of the lack of overcoats.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (SC 3154)" (2017). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 4364.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4364