Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865 to Sarah Wood

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GLC#
GLC02176.23-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
31 October 1864
Author/Creator
Wood, Matthew, fl. 1862-1865
Title
to Sarah Wood
Place Written
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 21.1 cm, Width: 25.2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Written from Chattanooga, Tennessee to his wife. Is unsure where he will be sent next. Talks of an acquaintance who went home on furlough for being very ill. Compares weather at home to Tennessee. Compares the winter--without snow--to seasons at home in Ohio, explaining the warm days and cold nights is what gives the men "the shakes."

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