Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Winn - Cook Family. Papers, 1861-1875. 1 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A W776 1-24
Content
The letters collected by Martha Winn-Cook are written by her brother Robert Winn and future husband Matthew Cook as well as other neighbors in the Hancock County, Ky. area. Robert and Matthew serve in the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry and tell of its activities during the war. Other writers include John TaylorJwho moved to Nebraska to , avoid the draft and Robert's wife Amelia who describes rebel activity in Hancock County during the war. William Brunt writes of his activities training "contraband units" in Tennessee.