Raoul, William Greene Letters (1862)
This collection consists of three Civil War letters from Private William Greene Raoul of Independence, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, all from 1862. The letters are addressed to his brother Giffen Raoul, his sister Rosine Raoul, and Eddie Gookin. They describe army camp life, marching, and food, an...
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Civil War Letters Collection |
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Auburn University Digital Library |
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Auburn University Libraries |
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Letters |
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Letters Raoul, William Greene Letters (1862) Raoul, William Greene, 1843-1913 |
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Letters United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Raoul, William Greene, 1843-1913; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Confederate States of America. Army. Washington Artillery Battalion History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life; Government & Politics -- Military |
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This collection consists of three Civil War letters from Private William Greene Raoul of Independence, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, all from 1862. The letters are addressed to his brother Giffen Raoul, his sister Rosine Raoul, and Eddie Gookin. They describe army camp life, marching, and food, and discuss war news and war rumors. Two of the letters also describe the experiences of Raoul and his personal slave Will in the Battle of Antietam. After the war, Raoul would go on to become a railroad executive. |
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Raoul, William Greene Letters (1862)Raoul, William Greene, 1843-1913United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Raoul, William Greene, 1843-1913; Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862; Confederate States of America. Army. Washington Artillery BattalionHistory -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War and Reconstruction; Peoples -- Military Life; Government & Politics -- MilitaryThis collection consists of three Civil War letters from Private William Greene Raoul of Independence, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, all from 1862. The letters are addressed to his brother Giffen Raoul, his sister Rosine Raoul, and Eddie Gookin. They describe army camp life, marching, and food, and discuss war news and war rumors. Two of the letters also describe the experiences of Raoul and his personal slave Will in the Battle of Antietam. After the war, Raoul would go on to become a railroad executive.Auburn University Libraries1862-07-30; 1862-09-26; 1862-10-033 letters, 13 pages, various sizesTextPDFRG 1124, Box 1, Folder 42These images are the property of the Auburn University Libraries and are intended for non-commercial use. Users of the images are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of these and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.engRaoul WG letters_1.pdf; Raoul WG letters_2.pdf; Raoul WG letters_3.pdfJohn and Faye Vick CollectionAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.http://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/civil2/id/26358 |
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Raoul, William Greene Letters (1862) |
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Raoul, William Greene Letters (1862) |
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Raoul, William Greene, 1843-1913 |
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Raoul, William Greene, 1843-1913 |
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