Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Hathaway, Sylvann P. Letters, 28 Jan. and 29 May 1863. 2 items + env.
Call No.
Mss. C H
Content
Hathaway's 28 Jan. 1863 letter to his wife, Celestia, recounts a cousin's letter expressing her displeasure with the "unjust" war; reports on conditions of his fellow soldiers; officers; and order to leave camp at Bowling Green. His 29 May 1863 letter describes the barracks at Bowling Green; the location of the hospital; notes orders to move to Glasgow; news about Vicksburg; and that his regiment had been moved to the Cumberland Gap to defend Kentucky.