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- J.W. Henderson to Sarah A.M. Henderson (26 June 1863)
- Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863; Skirmishing; Homefront; Death; Imprisonment; Theft;
- Henderson sends sympathy for Sallie's unfortunate health following his furlough; the weather; rumor from the homefront & Vicksburg; skirmishes with his company; news of a local man's imprisonment for killing a member of Henderson's company for...
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- I'll be home late tonight, dear: coping with the busy season;
- Deloitte Collection
- A.I. Howell to W.D. Howell (6 July 1864; W.D. Howell to N.K. Howell (24 July 1864)
- Homefront; Troop movements;
- Two letters on one sheet. Letter 1 (Front): Annie describes life at home and difficulty in getting his boots made; Letter 2 (Back): W.D. describes his unit's movement from Selma to Montgomery.
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- F.M. Howell and N.K. Howell to W.D. Howell (12 June 1864)
- Homefront; Education -- Mississippi;
- Two letters on one sheet. Letter 1 (front): Brother (F.M.) describes events at school and recent news received of the war; Letter 2 (back): Mother (N.K.) requests that he write, describes events at home, and relates who has died in the war.
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- J.W. Henderson to Sarah A.M. Henderson (21 June 1862)
- Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Homefront; Health;
- Henderson writes concerning his attempts to send a letter to Sarah; possible health exemption for his brother James; his inability to obtain a furlough but desires James take his place for two weeks; the Union advancement near Oxford and the rumor...
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- J.W. Henderson to Sarah A.M. Henderson (October 1862)
- Homefront; Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs;
- Henderson's concern for his family's wellbeing; his regret for her having camp-mange in Northern Mississippi; his desire for a furlough;
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Proclamation! [to Destroy all Cotton]
- Crops; Confederate States of America. Army -- Equipment; Homefront;
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- J.A. Moosor to H.R. Miller (6 March 1863)
- Homefront; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons; Confederate States of America. Army -- Management; Confederate States of America. Army -- Officers;...
- News of events in Huntsville, Alabama and surrounding counties; discussion of 600 "disloyal citizens" destroying property; expection of a fight in Tullahoma, Alabama; requests tranfer
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Anne [Unknown] to S.G. Miller (22 May 1863)
- Homefront; Families;
- Updates from Pontotoc, including personal and military events around the area
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Stephen Daggett to H.R. Miller (25 March 1863)
- Homefront;
- News concerning Miller's home and Pontotoc
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- M.C. Miller to H.R. Miller (31 December 1862)
- Homefront; Food; Travel;
- Reflection on the previous year and description of contemporaneous life in Pontotoc, notably the people leaving the area and fears of provisions being taken by Union troops.
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- J.H. Miller to H.R. Miller (14 November 1862)
- Homefront; Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862; Crops; Slaves; Slavery; Health; Fortification; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865;
- Describes the conditions in Pontotoc and surrounding areas following the Battle of Corinth; the ease following the Confederate Army's settling in Holly Springs; crops; sickness among his slaves; the building of nearby fortifications and rumors of...
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Edwin Miller to S.G. Miller (2 November 1862)
- Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862; Homefront; Railroads; Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Military maneuvers;
- Fears of Union advancement following the Battle of Corinth and rumor of their fears to advance along the Mobile & Ohio Railroad Line; his desire for Generals Bragg and Pemberton to attack to Union troops, attempt to receive a furlough for George to...
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- S.G. Miller to George Miller (31 October 1862)
- Homefront; Corinth, Battle of, Corinth, Miss., 1862;
- Description of life in Pontotoc following the Battle of Corinth and being without information on the Army; changes in individuals' behavior; updates on family and friends
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Stephen Daggett to H.R. Miller (4 April 1862)
- Homefront;
- Update on Miller's home in Pontotoc
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (23 June 1864)
- Slavery; Slaves; Homefront; Southern States -- Identity;
- Roberts asks about activities at home and turns to the topic of slavery, which he describes as a necessary evil and goes on about how Irish and German servants aren't as helpful as black slaves.
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (30 January 1863)
- Homefront; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Business;
- Responding to a letter from Roberts' wife in which she tells him that the Yankees have taken their cow and calf. He sends her advice and tells her about life in middle Tennessee and about the biography of Aaron Burr he is reading.
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (17 June 1862)
- Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Families; Homefront;
- Writes to Maggie, checking in with her and describing new campground. Roberts also discusses what she should do if a calamity occurs in Oxford.
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865 June 22)
- Slavery; Slaves; Homefront; Freedmen; Death; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877);
- Roxana writes in detail about what is happening in post-Civil-War Mississippi; freedmen; death of (daughter-in-law) Maddie (married to Joe Gerdine) and their baby; death of a freewoman's baby that morning; the sending of a former slave ""Aunt...
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)
- Roxana Chapin Gerdine to Emily McKinstry Chapin (1865 April 5)
- Homefront; Crops; Legislation; Selma (Ala.); Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions;
- Roxana writes about the ""Fall of Selma, [AL]"" [April 2, 1865]; talks of sons in service; describes how it was almost impossible to send mail through the lines now; her tiredness in feeding so many Confederate soldiers; a law passed by the...
- Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

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