Luther K. Casey Letter, 1865 October 16
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter from Luther K. Casey, Union soldier in Anderson Court House, South Carolina, to his uncle, W. D. Barrell, in Turner, Maine, 16 October 1865. Casey discusses the health of his fellow soldiers (evidently a part of the 1st Maine Battalion), an incident in which three of his comrades were murdered, and denounces South Carolina as "the hardest Secesh hole in the whole south."
Dates
- Creation: 1865 October 16
Creator
- Casey, Luther K. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 6.1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Formerly MSS.1768
Processing Information
Processed by Donnelly Lancaster and John Beeler, 2006.
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository