Marie Giles letter
Collection
Identifier: MSS-0569
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letter dated 8 August 1864 from Marie GIles to her cousin, a soldier in the Confederate Army. In it she tells him about interruptions in railroad service, provisions for the army, and poor people at home.
Dates
- 1864 August 8
Creator
- Giles, Marie (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Marie Giles probably lived in Mississippi in 1864.
Extent
0.02 Linear Feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Letter dated 8 August 1864 to her cousin, a soldier in the Confederate Army, discussing interruptions in railroad service, provisions for the army, and poor people at home.
Provenance
unknown
General
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Processed by
unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2013
- Civil War
- Community and Place
- Correspondence
- Daily Life and Family
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military personnel -- Confederate
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects
- War and Military
Creator
- Giles, Marie (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Marie Giles letter
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- February 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository