Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Munson, William. Letters, 1861. 7 items.

Call No.

Mss. C M

Content

Letters from the Union camp at Paducah, Ky. describe setting up camp, drill exercises, mounting guns, going on an unsuccessful ambush, burning down a sawmill and a house, stealing horses, and taking prisoners. Letterhead and envelopes have pro-Union illustrations and slogans on them.

Subject Heading

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865