Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. March 6, 1863

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dc.contributor.author Knight, William W.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-08-17T16:32:07Z
dc.date.available 2023-08-17T16:32:07Z
dc.date.issued 1863-03-06
dc.identifier.citation Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. March 6, 1863. William Knight Civil War Letters, Box 1, Folder 3, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. en_US
dc.identifier.other 91B3F9D1-1B25-4C9B-8184-535504616386
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10428/6868
dc.description Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. March 6, 1863. William Knight Civil War Letters, Box 1, Folder 3, Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. 1 PDF document and scans, 3 pages. Includes transcript. en_US
dc.description.abstract In this Civil War letter dated March 6th, 1863, William W. Knight writes to his wife Mary from Camp Young. He expresses his relief at receiving her letter and learning that she and the children are well. He details his recent illness with fever and chills but mentions that he is feeling better now. He discusses recent military activities, including an unsuccessful attempt by the Yankees to take Fort McAllister and a rumored possibility of an attack on Savannah. He voices his desire to avoid war-related discussions and instead asks about various aspects of their home and property, including crops, livestock, and family members. He reminisces about the changes and losses their community has experienced since he left, and he expresses a longing to be back home with his family. He sends his regards and asks Mary to kiss the children for him. en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf, image/jp2, image/jpg en_US
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dc.publisher Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries MS/52;1863, Letter 3
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 American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865) en_US
dc.subject American Civil War--Letters and Diaries en_US
dc.subject Chatham County (Ga.) en_US
dc.subject Confederate States of America. Army en_US
dc.subject Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 en_US
dc.subject Savannah (Ga.) en_US
dc.subject United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal Correspondence en_US
dc.subject United States--Confederate States of America en_US
dc.title Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight. March 6, 1863 en_US


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