Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882 to his parents

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GLC#
GLC06728.019-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
August 1, 1862
Author/Creator
Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882
Title
to his parents
Place Written
Rienzi, Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Pagination
3 p. : envelope Height: 20 cm, Width: 13 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Updates his father on the commanders of the regiment. Writes that General Asboth is the Brigadier General, Nicolas Grensel is the colonel and also a member of the Free Masons;. Lieutenant Colonel Joselyn and Major Barry have resigned and Capt. J.Q. Adams (also a Mason) is very sick. Complains that the quality of clothes they are receiving is not as good as before. Would like to see his family but has a "good a will as ever to obliterate rebellion". Writes that he is in favor of the confiscation and emancipation bill if colonization is strictly attended to. Reports that a Negro was arrested with a plot of the regiments defense and was shot. The plot had been drawn by one of the citizens inside the lines. Would like to get information about the prices of crops and who's raising them.

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