Four-page letter from Mary Guthrie Latta to her husband Samuel details news of their children and other family members. References are made to a scarcity of food and civilian transportation and rumors of battle. Mary proclaims her hope that her...
Pvt. J. T. Bass, Co. C., 4th (McLemore's) Cav., CSA, wrote to his wife that his eyes were sore and he "aint been clear of the bowel complaint." He said that they only received half rations. He described action at Brentwood, Tennessee where they had...