Letter from Confederate soldier John Lafayette Lemonds
Title |
Letter from Confederate soldier John Lafayette Lemonds |
Description |
1st Lt. John L. Lemonds of Co. C, 5th Inf. CSA, a unit recruited largely from Henry County, is writing to his future wife Miss M. [Ellen] McCorkle. He asks for the return of his letters and promises to return hers. He has heard rumors--untrue as it turned out--that she was married or planned to do so. He says: "I wish the affection of no one who does not regard me above all others." |
Date |
1863 August 31 |
Place of original |
Chattanooga (Tenn.) |
ID# |
henr001 |
Digital type |
Text |
Digital format |
Scanned |
Copyright |
No copyright - United States: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
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Location Digitized |
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee |
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