Transcript of a letter from I. B. Cadenhead in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, to his wife.
In the letter Cadenhead explains that he is sick in the hospital but will soon rejoin his unit at Chattanooga. He mentions that he has spent part of his pay on food, but adds that he has had plenty of meat, bread, rice, coffee, syrup, and "good water." He then discusses his desire for the...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | In the letter Cadenhead explains that he is sick in the hospital but will soon rejoin his unit at Chattanooga. He mentions that he has spent part of his pay on food, but adds that he has had plenty of meat, bread, rice, coffee, syrup, and "good water." He then discusses his desire for the war to end so he can return to his family: "I hope it will not bee long tell I can come home I hop this wore will come to a close...we intenn to whip the yankeys before wee stop and that wold not take long if they wold come out on fare ground." [Original spelling retained.] |
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