Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 to Sarah Wood

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GLC#
GLC02176.09-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
13 November 1863
Author/Creator
Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865
Title
to Sarah Wood
Place Written
Knoxville, Tennessee
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 20.1 cm, Width: 25.1 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written from around Knoxville, Tennessee to his wife. Mentions rebel citizens are rumored to be stealing soldiers' mail. Talks of new clothes, his battalion's shabby outfitting, hopes of buying socks for a dollar with his new pay. Mentions nearly freezing on picket duty and wearing his blanket as an overcoat. Says soldiers are also so hard up they steal, describing an event in which his revolver was stolen.

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