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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Correspondence from William E. Shinn to parents, while serving in Confederate Army, including while stationed at Camp Armstrong and at Camp Hardee, AR, circa 1861-1862

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: MC 2451
Scope and Content Note From the Collection:

The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from William E. Shinn, James M. Shinn, and John Franklin Shinn to family while they were serving in the Confederate Army; topics include camp conditions; troop movements; and food and supplies. Other materials include documents pertaining to John F. Walker's service as Chaplain of the 53rd Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers; George Wuest business records; and other family correspondence.

Dates: circa 1861-1862