Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Johnson, William P. Letter, 1 February 1862. 2 pages.
Call No.
Mss. C J
Content
A letter written during the Civil War by William P. Johnson, a soldier in Company C of the 30th Indiana Infantry, to his uncle Thomas Johnson. Johnson writes from Camp Wood, Munfordville, Kentucky on 1 February 1862. He reports conditions at Camp Wood, the capture of a rebel spy, and casualties from battles at Rowlett's Station and Mill Springs, Kentucky. He also mentions the illness of a fellow soldier and promises to send his cousin Margaret a picture of himself.