Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Taylor-Tatum family. Papers, 1863-1945. 50 items.
Call No.
Mss. C T
Content
This collection includes the Civil War letters of John A. Taylor (c. 1840-c. 1886) of the 8th Ky. Cavalry (Union) to his wife Serritha at their Logan Co., Ky. home. His letters document camp life, scouting, and picket duty in the Bowling Green, Ky. region in 1862-1863. He also comments on Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg's 1862 Kentucky Campaign, the Union victories at both Gettysburg and Vicksburg, as well as John Hunt Morgan's 1863 Ohio Raid.