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| dc.contributor.author | Knight, William W. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-20T19:42:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-20T19:42:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1863-08-29 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight, August 29, 1863. MS/52 William Knight Civil War Letters, Box 1, Folder 3. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10428/6892. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | 5C9988B9-5851-4EB7-B520-983FA0562318 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10428/6892 | |
| dc.description | Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight, August 29, 1863. MS/52 William Knight Civil War Letters, Box 1, Folder 3. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10428/6892. 1 PDF and 2 scans. Includes transcript. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The letter dated August 29, 1863, is from William Washington Knight to his wife, Mary Knight. William informs Mary that he has arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, and is currently in a hospital. He assures her that he is not seriously ill but is experiencing weakness in his legs due to diarrhea. William mentions that he and others, including Jonathan, left their camp in Mississippi and were ordered to Chattanooga, Tennessee. He also acknowledges receiving a package from Mary, delivered by Lt. Wiley E. Baxter. William expresses his eagerness to hear from Mary and promises to write again soon. Overall, the letter serves as an update on William's condition and location. | 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;1863, Letter 14 | |
| dc.subject | Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 29th. Company K | en_US |
| dc.subject | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 | en_US |
| dc.subject | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hospitals -- Confederate States of America | en_US |
| dc.subject | Atlanta (Ga.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Confederate States of America. Army | en_US |
| dc.subject | Correspondence | en_US |
| dc.title | Knight, William W., Letter to Mary Knight, August 29, 1863 | en_US |
| dc.type | Text | en_US |
