Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. November 9, 1862

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dc.contributor.author Knight, William W.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-16T15:25:21Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-16T15:25:21Z
dc.date.issued 1862-11-09
dc.identifier.citation Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. November 9, 1862. William Knight Letters, Box 1, Folder 2, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. en_US
dc.identifier.other 20C11A52-AB50-43D7-BC5B-C7835FDA9223
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10428/6864
dc.description Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. November 9, 1862. William Knight Letters, Box 1, Folder 2, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. 1 pdf document and scans, 2 pages. Includes transcript. en_US
dc.description.abstract In this letter, dated November 9th, 1862, from a military camp Near Savannah, Georgia, William W. Knight writes to his wife Mary. He acknowledges receiving her recent letters and expresses concern for her toothache. He teases her about sleeping with her "sweetheart" and jokingly warns her about raising young soldiers. He shares that he's been well, except for a bad cold, and describes the cold weather at the camp. He requests more bedding and clothing, mentioning plans to send items back in a box. He discusses the challenging food situation in the camp, with insufficient meat and unappetizing rations. William also mentions the difficult picket duty and hopes for better times ahead. He asks Mary to keep him updated about everything at home and ends the letter with affectionate words. en_US
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dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries MS/52;1862 Letter 13
dc.rights This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When using this work, please attribute to 'Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections'. en_US
dc.subject United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 en_US
dc.subject United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence en_US
dc.subject American Civil War--Letters and Diaries en_US
dc.subject Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 29th. Company K en_US
dc.subject Savannah (Ga.) en_US
dc.subject Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 en_US
dc.subject Camp life -- Confederate States of America en_US
dc.subject Food supply -- Confederate States of America en_US
dc.title Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. November 9, 1862 en_US
dc.type Text en_US


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