Ballew, William A., 1842-1915 (SC 3277)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

10-17-2018

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3277. Letter, 12 November 1864, from William A. Ballew to Thomas Hopkins, Clinton County, Kentucky. Writing from Spring Hill, Tennessee, where he is serving with the 12th Kentucky Infantry, Ballew notes his regiment’s support of presidential candidate George B. McClellan (“little mack”). Although they were not yet enfranchised, he cites a mock election held by African Americans in Nashville as evidence for President Abraham Lincoln’s likely reelection. He notes the good health of his fellow soldiers, including Hopkins’ two sons, Lewis and Shelby.

Disciplines

American Politics | Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Ballew, William A., 1842-1915 (SC 3277)" (2018). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4513.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4513