Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (SC 3522)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

3-26-2020

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 3522. Letter, 28 September 1861, to his mother from John L. Hebron, serving with the 2nd Ohio Infantry at Camp King near Covington, Kentucky. He describes his travel from Camp Dennison in Ohio, camping and drilling, and the shooting of an African American by a guard. He acknowledges receipt of a needle book and expresses a desire to procure oilcloth for a blanket. He reports on efforts to raise another company in Ohio, the treatment of the men by officers, and the absence of “secesh women” in that part of the state.

Disciplines

Military History | United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Hebron, John L., 1842-1914 (SC 3522)" (2020). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4813.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4813