Knox, Andrew, 1835-? to Sarah Knox

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GLC03523.20.22
GLC#
GLC03523.20.22-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
November 28, 1864
Author/Creator
Knox, Andrew, 1835-?
Title
to Sarah Knox
Place Written
Petersburg, Virginia
Pagination
2 p. ; Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Knox writes to his wife from a camp outside Petersburg, Virginia. Reports he has put out a "shingle" that reads "...shirts repaired wholesale and retailed,"and opened a shirt business. Says he repaired a neckband and a wristband and it took him three hours to do it. Mentions considerable artillery firing on their lines the past four days. Complains the rebels have drove in the picket lines.

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