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[Union seal in left hand corner] ["1862" written in pencil by archivist]
Middle fork Mch 30th
Dear Sister
I seat myse
lf for a few moments to
adress you a few lines I am
well and hearty as nead to
be We are having Splendid
weather down here We are
Camped on the middle fork
of the Chariton River and
have been for two weeks
We have fourteen men camped
here for the purpose of
building a block house
We have got the most of
the timber hewed My business
is to Pick out the timber line
and measure it and keep the
boys in work We have been
Object Description
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Creator | Emmons, Francis Marion |
| Date Original | 1862-03-30 |
| Geographic Coverage | Middle Fork, Mo. |
| Temporal Coverage | 1862 |
| Description | Written by a member of Company I, 7th Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, in southern Missouri and Arkansas to his parents and sister Cassie at LaPlata. Mentions his brother Riley, supplies, prices, morale, Indian regiments and rebel forces, burning of steamboats and gun boat, and duel of General Marmaduke and Colonel Walker. |
| Subject.LCSH |
United States--Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Missouri Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865). Company I United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life |
| Keywords | Middle Fork, Missouri; Company I, 7th Regiment, Missouri Volunteers; Soldiers |
| Original Format | Manuscripts (document genre) |
| Collection Number | C2375 |
| Collection Name | Emmons, Francis Marion (1837-1905), Civil War Letters, 1862-1864 |
| Language | eng |
| Finding Aid | http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/descriptions/desc-ethnic.html#2375 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Publisher | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
| Rights | This material is protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It may not be cited without acknowledgment to The State Historical Society of Missouri and the Western Historical Manuscript Collection, a Joint Collection of the University of Missouri and the State Historical Society of Missouri. |
| Transcription | [Union seal in left hand corner] [1862" written in pencil by archivist] Middle fork Mch 30th Dear Sister I seat myse lf for a few moments to adress you a few lines I am well and hearty as nead to be We are having Splendid weather down here We are Camped on the middle fork of the Chariton River and have been for two weeks We have fourteen men camped here for the purpose of building a block house We have got the most of the timber hewed My business is to Pick out the timber line and measure it and keep the boys in work We have been |