Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Cook, Gustave, 1835-1897 to Eliza Cook

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02570.40 Author/Creator: Cook, Gustave, 1835-1897 Place Written: Murfreesboro, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 March 1863 Pagination: 3 p. : address ;. Order a Copy

Cook has no supplies to write a decent letter so he uses a pencil. Reports camp news and current situation. Written near Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Cooke, Gustave, fl. 1861-1865

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources