Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin, 1820-1886 to Oscar Thadeus Keeler

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GLC#
GLC02460.03-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
19 May 1862
Author/Creator
Cheatham, Benjamin Franklin, 1820-1886
Title
to Oscar Thadeus Keeler
Place Written
Camp Blythe, Mississippi
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 22.6 cm, Width: 13.7 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written near Corinth. Confederate Major General Cheatham, commander of the 2nd Division, lst Corps, Army of the Mississippi, thanks Keeler for a box of vegetables he sent, delivered by Mr. Moore. Writes "I assure you I relished the dinner you afforded me more than anything I have eaten for a long time- and fear you will spoil my appetite for the usual soldiers fare of meat & bread."

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