Williams, Samuel J., d. 1864 (SC 3167)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

1-3-2018

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 3167. Letter, 31 October 1861, of Samuel J. Williams, 33rd Indiana Infantry, to “friend Lorinda.” From Camp Calvert in Laurel County, Kentucky, he writes of illness among the soldiers and of preparing the camp’s defenses. He also writes of a nervous sentry’s mistaking a tree stump for an intruder, two orders to prepare for battle, and the capture of two Confederates. The letterhead includes an engraving of a flag-bearing woman and the slogan “Onward to Victory!”

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Williams, Samuel J., d. 1864 (SC 3167)" (2018). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4382.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4382