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to Alida Roca McParlin

McParlin sends news of himself and asks for more letters from his wife. Writes about life and work at the hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. Comments on religion, friends, and food. Has been so cold that he has been using his "buffalo robe." Troops...

GLC02649.39

to Maria Damuth

Writes to his sister. The morning paper has brought news of "a peace movement…you cant think how the word peace sounds to us we at once begin to build castles in the air." Writes that Jefferson Davis probably "sees no hopes of ever getting his...

GLC03523.14.80

To Joseph M. Maitland

Tells his son that "my prayer is daily that you all may be prepared that if the Master calleth you may be received to that Land where there is no more death, no more bloodshed." Informs him that General George Meade was "not quite swift enough to...

GLC03523.10.080

Charleston daily courier. [Vol. 60, no. 19,315 (November 14, 1862)]

General Forrest's Skirmish with the Abolitionists from Richmond, Removal of McClellan, Extract from Dr. Stiles' Letter from the Army of the Potomac, Yankee Depredations on the Coast, Defenses of Savannah. Illness of General Kirby Smith. Arrival of...

GLC05959.37.09

Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 6 (November 4, 1862)]

"Southern Resources" examines the results of the 1860 census in terms of wealth and numbers for the Confederacy. "Northern Mind," a short editorial, decries Lincoln's [preliminary] Emancipation Proclamation. "Secular News" includes reports that Union...

GLC05959.39.04