Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Beall-Booth Family Papers, 1778-1953.
Call No.
Mss. A B365 189-193, 222, 238
Content
Correspondence in the Booth family papers during the Civil War discuss the effects of the war on the homefront, the nation, and family and friends fighting the war. Galt W. Booth served as a surgeon in the 37th Kentucky Vol. Infantry and was stationed at a hospital in Nashville, then in Louisville. His letters home describe his experiences there. Also included are letters written to Booth from soldiers in the field that describe camp life or news from home. The papers also include pension records documenting Booth's service in the 37th Reg. and the nature of the ailment that led to his discharge; and Booth's diary kept while he was a hospital no. 7 at Nashville listing soldiers he treated, their ailment or wounds, and whether they lived or died.