Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Hopkins, David, ca. 1825-. Letter, 25 August 1864. ALS, 4 pp.
Call No.
Mss. C H
Content
A 2d Lt. in Battery C of the 13th U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery, Hopkins writes to his brothers from Bowling Green, Ky. His commanding officer has instructed all subordinates to be properly armed. He requests his brothers' aid in acquiring an artillery saber, scabbard, a Smith and Wesson pistol, and cartridge box. He reports that his unit is in the process of formation and that a recruiting detail had just departed for Cave City, Ky. He adds that due to the presence of guerrillas in the vicinity he needs to be armed. He notes that most of his fellow officers had served in the Army of the Potomac.