Knight, William, W. Letter to Mary Knight. March 7, 1862

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dc.contributor.author Knight, William W.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-07T20:27:20Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-07T20:27:20Z
dc.date.issued 1862-03-07
dc.identifier.citation Knight, William, W. Letter to Mary Knight. March 7, 1862. William Knight Letters, Box 1 and Folder 1, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. en_US
dc.identifier.other 5C2E44D8-C099-4E6B-BDAE-CB693190ED39
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10428/6831
dc.description Knight, William, W. Letter to Mary Knight. March 7, 1862. William Knight Letters, Box 1 and Folder 1, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. 1 PDF document, 2 pages and scans. Also includes transcription. en_US
dc.description.abstract March 7, 1862, Camp Tatnall, Savannah, Georgia: William W. Knight writes to his wife, Mary Knight, acknowledging the receipt of her letter and expressing relief at her well-being. He describes the current cold weather conditions in the camp and notes the challenges faced by the guards on duty. William mentions being among unfamiliar companies as the ones they've been with are on detached service. He describes the camp's location, emphasizing its roughness but also its potential health benefits compared to Darien. William expresses concern about her father's delay in acquiring corn for her and emphasizes the need for careful rationing. He informs Mary of his recent pay and promises to send money and possibly have his picture taken for her. The letter concludes with an intent to send more of his clothes home. en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf; image/jp2 en_US
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 2
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 -- Personal narratives en_US
dc.subject Soldiers -- Georgia -- Correspondence en_US
dc.subject Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 en_US
dc.subject Military camps -- Georgia -- Savannah -- 19th century en_US
dc.subject Wages -- Confederate States of America. Army en_US
dc.subject Confederate States of America. Army -- Camp life en_US
dc.subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 en_US
dc.title Knight, William, W. Letter to Mary Knight. March 7, 1862 en_US


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