Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Weaver, Alex. Letter, 12 March 1865. 4 pages.
Call No.
Mss. C W
Content
A letter written during the Civil War by Alex Weaver, a soldier in Company H of the 87th Illinois Infantry. Weaver writes to his sister in Edwards County, Illinois on 12 March 1865 from Helena, Arkansas. Weaver writes about bushwhacking and the execution of captured guerrillas from Kentucky; the flooding of the Mississippi River which endangers their encampment at Helena; the arrival of General McCook to assume command from General Beauford; and his excitement at receiving a copy of the Graysville Independent newspaper so that he can read the news from home.