Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Caress, Eli, 1833-1862. Letter, 20 February 1862. 3 pages.
Call No.
Mss. C C
Content
A letter written during the Civil War by Eli Caress, a soldier in Company A of the 50th Indiana Infantry. Caress writes to his wife Sallie Ann on 20 February 1862 from Camp Glenbrook, Kentucky. Caress writes about his recent illness, advising his wife not to fret because she cannot see him; the desire of the men to fight the rebels so they can return home to their friends and loved ones; and the recent engagement at Fort Donelson. (Caress died at Munfordville, Kentucky on 5 March 1862. This is likely the final letter he wrote to his wife.)