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| dc.contributor.author | Knight, William W. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-08-17T14:20:26Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-08-17T14:20:26Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1863-02-25 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. February 25, 1863. William Knight Letters, Box 1, Folder 3, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | 6FE3D263-E041-4C21-82C4-1B2E0BE5AA43 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10428/6867 | |
| dc.description | Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. February 25, 1863. William Knight Letters, Box 1, Folder 3, 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 February 25, 1863, William Knight, writing from Camp Young, discusses the safe arrival of a box and notes received from his wife and father-in-law. He expresses relief that his wife has recovered from an illness and mentions his longing to see her and the children. The author reflects on the ongoing war, expressing doubts about the possibility of peace in the near future. He provides updates on military activities and speculates about potential battles. The author comments on the strength of defense works and the development of ironclad boats. He also describes a military review and provides insights into the training of new recruits. The letter concludes with a mention of sickness in the camp and a local incident involving a man named Mack Luke. | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf, image/jp2, image/jpg | 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;1863, 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 | en_US |
| dc.subject | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence | en_US |
| dc.subject | American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) | en_US |
| dc.subject | American Civil War--Letters and Diaries | en_US |
| dc.subject | Armed Forces--Military life | en_US |
| dc.subject | Chatham County (Ga.) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Confederate States of America. Army | en_US |
| dc.subject | Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 29th. Company K | en_US |
| dc.subject | Georgia. Chatham Artillery of Savannah | en_US |
| dc.subject | Savannah (Ga.) | en_US |
| dc.subject | United States--Confederate States of America | en_US |
| dc.subject | Warships | en_US |
| dc.title | Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. February 25, 1863 | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
