Description: |
This letter was written by William C. Olds to his father Frank A. Olds while he was stationed near Knoxville, Tennessee, with Company C of the 63rd Indiana Infantry Regiment. He discusses his regiment's movement from Burnside's Point, Kentucky, to Knoxville, and future plans to move to Morristown, Tennessee to intercept General James Longstreet at Bull's Gap, Tennessee. He also discusses the town and his thoughts on re-enlisting in a veteran regiment. |
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Origin: | 1864-03-16 |
Created By: |
Olds, William C., 1845-1893 |
Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll31/id/1222 |
Collection: |
Indiana State Library Manuscripts Small Collections |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Copyright: |
No Copyright - United States |
Geography: |
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
Subjects: |
Correspondence Indiana--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Knoxville (Tenn.) Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 Military life Morristown (Tenn.) United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military life United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 63rd (1862-1865) Veterans |
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