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Dates of Creation |
02/20/1862 9/22/1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Thursday Feb. 20th, [1862] from Julia Breckinridge to her husband Gilmer, she is disappointed by the war news, but is hoping for better things soon, Cary paid a short visit after coming up on the packet boat to visit at Grove Hill, asks about the election of a new captain for Capt. Patton's Company, news about Mrs. Hart, about some things she is working on, news of marriages in the community, deaths reported including Mrs. Charles Young who died after losing her husband and three children in the past seven months, wedding invitations have gone out for James wedding which can happen only if he gets leave, notes that Mr. William Whittle has returned from Europe with 18,000 stands of arms, Uncle Jordan [Anthony] thinks we will not get any help from England or France, and "we will have desperate fighting and the struggle will be a long one." Wonders about the Yankee strategy to fight more along the Potomac River or use their iron clad boats on the James River to capture Richmond. Julia says:"they can never subjugate us though, I believe that if our men are all killed, women and boys would take up arms". Closes with news about their baby, bad weather, and asking him to write often. Julia's writing is very hard to read and many words not legible. |
Year Range from |
1862 |
Creator |
Julia Breckinridge |
Year Range to |
1862 |
Subjects |
Candidates Carriage Companies Packet boat Rain Sick Walking Letter Papers Disasters Visit Election Officers, Military Captain Rumor Lessons Colonel Yankees renovate Curtains Bottles Accomplishments Army Death wedding invitation Camp Books Vessels Victories Batteries (Weaponry) boat, iron clad Inaugurations Women Boys Arms & armament scold Noise Birds toe nails |
Search Terms |
Breckinridge family Civil War letters Columbia, Kentucky England Europe France Kentucky Manassas, Virginia Potomac River Richmond, Virginia |
People |
Anthony, Jordan Austin, Annie Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Eliza Breckinridge, Emma Walker Gilmer Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, James Breckinridge, John Breckinridge, Julia Anthony Breckinridge, Lucy ? Breckinridge, Nannie Garland, Sam Gleason, Mrs. Gratten, Sallie Hart, Mrs. Johnson, Henry Naff. Mr. Ogden, Mr. Patton, Capt. Price, Mr. Solomon Steptoe, Mr. Whittle, William Young, Mrs. Charles |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
058\196951651.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.651 |
Extent of Description |
7 1/2" x 12 1/2" four pages |