Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Long, Christopher B. Letter, 2 November 1862. 3 pages.
Call No.
Mss. C L
Content
A letter written during the Civil War by Christopher B. Long, a soldier in Company H of the 51st Indiana Infantry. Long writes to his friend Mr. Dunn from camp at Glasgow, Kentucky on 2 November 1862. Long writes about his inability to get war news, believing his friend to be better informed than he is; complains about speculation and those who are profiting from the war; states his opinion that newly elected politicians will sue for peace and recognize Southern independence; and expresses anger over the death of a comrade at the Battle of Perryville.