Letter from Sgt. David Mullins, Co. K, 41st Tenn. Inf. Regt., to his wife Genetia. He mentions sending her five finger rings which he describes (see picture). Possibly similar to or deriving from the Irish "claddagh."
Letter from W. Jere Crook, 154th and 13th Tenn. Consolidated Inf. Regt., CSA, to his cousin, Hattie Crook written prior to the Battle of Franklin. He mentions Elliott, his brother, who was in the same regiment.
Scott writes after a rainy night, "I am in great surpence [sic] to hear from you I slept standing under a Tree." Scott mentions the "great victory" at the Battle of Murfreesboro (Stones River). He implores his wife to not let the children forget...
Letter from William House, Co. B and Co. F, 12th Tenn. Inf. Regt., CSA, who served at Shiloh and at the Battle of Belmont, to his sister. House mentions his brother's regiment moving over close to his. He discusses the Battle of Shiloh and states...
Letter to Cleopatra Robinson from her husband, Tom H. M. Hunter, regarding updates on what has been happening to him during the war. He mentions that his regiment is on duty in Atlanta, policing the town.
