Manuscript Database

Creator/Title

Zbelsley, W. J. Letters, 1862. 2 items.

Call No.

Mss. C Z

Content

23 and 25 Jan. letters describe a Union encampment on the Cumberland River in KY, the number of troops and the KY regiments present, the rough terrain, the difficulty of moving troops in the mountains, the death of Zollicoffer at Mill Springs, the slow pace of camp life, and the possibility of an end to the war.

Subject Heading

United States - History - Civil War, 1861-1865