Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Clark Famly Papers, 1852-1875. 6 items.
Call No.
Mss. C C
Content
A 19 Oct. 1863 letter from Camp Hard Tack, Alabama describes the 28th Ky. regiment's march through Tennessee. The letter is written by Sergt. Milton Cook Clark, who was killed on 27 March 1865 when the steamer Sultana exploded near Memphis, Tennessee. The letter also discusses "whipping" 75 of the 1st Tenn. mounted infantry near Mount Pleasant, killing five, wounding two, and capturing nine soldiers and some supplies. Col. W. Boone commanded the 28th Ky. regiment.