Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Foote Family Papers, 1759-1987. Nine boxes and two vols.
Call No.
Mss. A F688 15,18, 45
Content
Letters from Ludwell A. Foote, John A. Ellis, and G. A. Foote dated ca. Sept. 1864, 14 October 1864, and 26 Oct. 1862 (transcribed) contain news of war events in Kentucky, Alabama, and Mississippi, the draft, the whereabouts of local men and family members, numbers of soldiers killed, the battle of Corinth, and the economy in the South. Also included is a Confederate military appointment 6f G. A. Foote dated 14 November 1863.