Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (SC 3323)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

1-29-2019

Comments

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

Abstract

Finding aid and typescript for Manuscripts Small Collection 3323. Letter, 20 February 1862, from John L. Hebron to his mother in Steubenville, Ohio. He reports his regiment’s arrival on the outskirts of Bowling Green, Kentucky, taken from Confederate forces “without firing a gun,” and describes attempting to cross a ruined bridge, his living quarters in a deserted house, and available food supplies. In a 25 February postscript from Nashville, Tennessee, he writes of the troops’ continued lack of success in crossing the river into Bowling Green, and mentions reports that the Confederates plan to “make a stand” south of Nashville. The letterhead bears an engraving of General Nathaniel Lyon on horseback.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (SC 3323)" (2019). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4567.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4567