1862-12: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter
This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his family and friends at home in December, probably 1862. In the letter he describes his own health and the health of his regiment, life on the march, smallpox and urges his wife, Fannie, to get their entire fa...
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Family letters Smallpox--Vaccination; Cherry family; Cherry, Francis Eugenia Parsons--Correspondence; Cherry, George Washington--Correspondence; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Science & Technology -- Medicine; Peoples -- Military Life; |
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1862-12: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letterThis document is a letter from George Washington Cherry near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his family and friends at home in December, probably 1862. In the letter he describes his own health and the health of his regiment, life on the march, smallpox and urges his wife, Fannie, to get their entire family vaccinated. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.Camp near Murfreesboro Tenn Dec [illegible]9th 186[2?]
Dear "folks at home"
We came from near Eagleville
yesterday. Marched about 20 miles. We are now
camped about 1 mile from Murfreesboro in
a very good place, wood and water convenient
in plenty. I got letters sent by Thom Page but
Tom has not got to us yet and I did not
get the ham and butter "powerful sorry"
I have had a little bowel disease but am now
all right. Got a good appetite and yes plenty to
eat of corn bread and bacon. The boys are all well.
Jimmy Lockhart is fat and a first rate -
soldier. Isaac Faulkenberry's health is good but these
20 mile marches make him tired It is rumored
about camps that we may go to Mobile shortly.
I am powerful "fraid" it aint so for rumor tells
a heap of lies.
I got sisters letter and read it with pleasure
and pain. Was pained at Fate's course and pleased to find
all well. Nick wouldn't write the long letter - well
never mind. I'll write him one some day any how I wrote
to Fate to day. I trust you have all been vaccinated if
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you have'nt please attend to it immediately. I
am going to be as soon as I can may be this
evening. There is small Pox about here in
plenty but they keep it guarded and do all they
can to prevent its spreading. The Government
has authorized the army surgeons to vaccinate
citizens free of charge. Fannie, please have all
our folks vaccinated right away
And Fannie, do not let Masiah come home until
all danger of communicating the disease is
past. She is fool enough to bring it among
us to see her children. I have got very little
to write this time and must necessarily make my
letter short. We occasionally hear the cannon of
our pickets and the yanks and may have
a fight soon but I hardly think we will
Please write and direct letters to me at Murfreesboro
Tennessee if you cannot send by hand
I must try and get buddy's sword and Arties
gun. Fraid I can't God bless you all.
G.W. CherryCherry, George Washington1862-12Smallpox--Vaccination; Cherry family; Cherry, Francis Eugenia Parsons--Correspondence; Cherry, George Washington--Correspondence; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Soldiers--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects;Government & Politics -- Military; History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction; Science & Technology -- Medicine; Peoples -- Military Life;Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States1862-12Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, 1827-2018, Auburn University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives, Auburn University, Auburn, AlabamaCollection 1262, Cherry-Goldsby Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 132 pages, 20 cmengAuburn, Ala. : Auburn University LibrariesThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of this image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.Stillimage; Text1262-18-027-028_Letter from George Washington Cherry to Folks at home 1862 December Murfreesboro TN.pdfapplication/pdfDeeply RootedAuburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/cherry01/id/15 |
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1862-12: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter |
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1862-12: George Washington Cherry to Folks at home, letter |
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This document is a letter from George Washington Cherry near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to his family and friends at home in December, probably 1862. In the letter he describes his own health and the health of his regiment, life on the march, smallpox and urges his wife, Fannie, to get their entire family vaccinated. This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project. |
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