Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Ulery, Abraham. Letter, 3 Oct. 1862. ALS. 4pp., 1 env.
Call No.
Mss. C U
Content
Letter written by Union soldier Abraham Ulery, of the 17th Ohio Battery, from Camp Snows Pond (betweer Covington and Lexington), to his aunt and uncle. The letter discusses camp life and the declining status of the nearby Rebel army. Because of the Rebels' "miserable" condition, Ulery proclaims that "if they don't, want to listen to Mr. Lincoln's proclamation they may expect...to be cleaned out smack and sooth . . ."