Guide to the H. C. Harris letter MSS.0639
Harris, H.C.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
December 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
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- Language Usage:
English
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H. C. Harris letter
- Unit ID:
MSS.0639
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (2 items, 4 pieces ; original and photocopy)
- Dates:
1862 November 2
- Abstract:
A letter dated 2 November 1862, from Camp Forney, near Mobile, to "Dear Sister" in Livingston, Alabama. It discusses the weather and going into winter quarters, decries the army, and expresses Harris's wish for a substitute to take his place in the army during the Civil War.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
H. C. Harris letter, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
Scope and Contents note
A letter dated 2 November 1862, from Camp Forney, near Mobile, to "Dear Sister" in Livingston, Alabama. It discusses the weather and going into winter quarters, decries the army, and expresses Harris's wish for a substitute to take his place in the army during the Civil War.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Jessica Cook, 1987?
H.C. Harris letter Box 2960 Folder 11
Letter from H. C. Harris, Camp Forney, Alabama, to sister, November 2, 1862 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/495