Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Vimont, Lewis B., d. 1864. Letter, 18 September 1864. 2 pages.
Call No.
Mss. C V
Content
A letter written during the Civil War by Lewis B. Vimont, a 2nd Lieut. in Company C of the 7th Kentucky Cavalry. Vimont writes to James Batterton of Millersburgh, Kentucky from Camp Smith on 18 September 1864. Vimont writes about his command of a cavalry detachment; Gen. Rousseau's pursuit and recent engagements with Gen. Wheeler's troops, especially near Franklin, Tennessee; his hopes for leave in Louisville to draw more horses; his thankfulness for his relative good health; and the death of John Hunt Morgan and the capture of his staff. He also requests news from home and asks after "Little Jim" Batterton.