Warr, Joseph W., 1836-1864 (SC 3482)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

10-15-2019

Comments

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

Abstract

Finding aid and typescript (Click on “Additional Files” below for Manuscripts Small Collection 3482. Letter, 11 February 1862, to his mother and siblings from Joseph Warr, Company A, 2nd Minnesota Volunteers. From Somerset, Kentucky, he writes of troop movements toward Bowling Green, Kentucky, where he expects a victorious battle. He describes a recent encounter with Confederate forces crossing the Cumberland River and the severe wounds of those taken prisoner, but declares that the enemy would otherwise have shown no mercy. He notes the long knives of the Confederates (“Mississippi toothpicks”) and the homemade quality of their uniforms. He also urges his brother Charles to seek out an education and help their mother.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Warr, Joseph W., 1836-1864 (SC 3482)" (2019). Manuscript Collection Finding Aids. Paper 4760.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4760