Moore, John, 1826-1907 to Mary Kelly

GLC04194.39

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GLC#
GLC04194.39-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
20 March 1861
Author/Creator
Moore, John, 1826-1907
Title
to Mary Kelly
Place Written
Fairfield, Utah
Pagination
4 p. : envelope Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25.1 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson Lincoln

Mentions that Camp Floyd, named for John B. Floyd, has been changed to Camp Crittenden so that they will "not perpetuate the name of that arch traitor." Hopes that President Abraham Lincoln does not waver on the issue of re-supplying Fort Sumter. Written at Camp Crittenden.

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