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Title |
letter |
Dates of Creation |
11/12/1861 9/22/1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Buchanan Nov, 12, 1861 from Julia Breckinridge to her mother in law Emma W. Breckinridge telling of receiving two letter from her husband Gilmer, his troops were struggling as the weather was bad and they sleeping in the rain and been cutting logs to make log huts for shelter, that he had given up on getting a furlough to meet her in Richmond. George had not arrived with the wagon when Gilmer wrote his last letter on 7 November. |
Year Range from |
1861 |
Creator |
Julia A. Breckinridge |
Year Range to |
1861 |
Subjects |
Rain Camp Logs Log cabins Furlough Letter Sleep sleeping in the rain |
Search Terms |
Breckinridge family Richmond |
People |
Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Cary, Jr. Breckinridge, George ( William ) Breckinridge, John Breckinridge, Julia Anthony Gilmer, William Wirt |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
054\196951635.JPG |
Number of images |
2 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.635 |
Extent of Description |
8" x 9 3/4" single sheet |