[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, May 19, 1864] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, May 19, 1864]
  • Series Title The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969

Creator

  • Author: Fentress, David
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Donor: Webb, David
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Collection donated in 1976

Date

  • Creation: 1864-05-19

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he recounts his participation in a battle that took place before May 19, 1864. He writes about the successes and set backs. He writes of the soldiers killed, wounded and missing. He says that some of the soldiers who died were accused of smelling of Louisiana rum. He ends the letter with news of his health and the health of friends.
  • Physical Description: [4] p. ; h 24 x w 39 in cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - Civil War
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Personnel
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - United States Armed Forces - United States Army
  • Keyword: Confederacy
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Agriculture - Farming - Corn
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Slavery
  • Keyword: boats
  • Keyword: rum
  • Named Person: Lane, Dr.
  • Keyword: 17th Army Corps
  • Named Person: Smith General E. K.
  • Named Person: Berry, Jim
  • Named Person: Brown, John
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fentress family -- Archives.
  • Keyword: Bayou De Glaises, Louisiana
  • Keyword: Marshville, Louisiana

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Coverage Date: 1864~
  • Place Name: United States - Louisiana - Sabine Parish - Pleasant Hill
  • Place Name: United States - Louisiana - De Soto Parish - Mansfield

Relation

  • [Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, May 19, 1864], DWF_oversized_94-044, ark:/67531/metapth160333

Collection

  • Name: The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
    Code: CWADP

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Special Collections
    Code: UNTA

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: HM.4
  • OCLC: 29439240
  • UNT Catalog No.: b1043784
  • Accession or Local Control No: DWF_oversized_94-044
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth160333

Note

  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Expression 10000XL
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