Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Moore, Samuel R. Letter, 9 January 1864. 4 pages.
Call No.
Mss. C M
Content
A letter written during the Civil War by Samuel R. Moore, a soldier in Company G of the 95th Ohio Infantry. Moore writes to a fellow soldier J. M. Maitland from on board the steamboat Levi on 9 January 1864. Moore writes about landing at Paducah, Kentucky, where they will remain overnight awaiting the arrival of a fleet from Louisville; the need for new clothing for the unit's soldiers; and his health complaints, including a cough and diarrhea. He also reports the capture of several Confederate battle flags in Nashville by men from his regiment, who are on their way to Washington City with their trophies.