University of Mississippi Digital Collections

Homesick Blues/ words by Cliff Hess
Songs--United States--20th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: idyllic drawing of a house and birds on a branch; photo inset of Nora Bayes
Sheldon Harris Collection

Home Sickness Blues/ music by Cliff Hess
Songs--United States--20th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: drawing of a pleasant home surrounded by trees and singing birds; photo inset of Nora Bayes
Sheldon Harris Collection

Isle of Beauty
Sailors; Homesickness; Identity (Philosophical concept); Popular music -- England -- 19th century;
Thinking of home while at sea
Kenneth S. Goldstein Broadsides

Isle of Beauty
Homesickness; Emigration and immigration; Sailing; Identity (Philosophical concept); Farewells; Popular music -- England -- 19th century;
Leaving ones homeland
Kenneth S. Goldstein Broadsides

T.G. Clark to Margery Clark (17 May 1863)
Homesickness; Mortality; Religion;
Thomas discussing setting his affairs at Bim Clark's (Trigg County) and his desire to return home, through Jackson; also mentions Isaac working at home. [This letter may be misdated.]
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

B.F. Gentry to W.R. Gentry (12 July 186[?])
Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Homesickness; Troop movements;
Benjamin discussing food, general conditions and their movements around northern Mississippi, near Tupelo, Ripley and Saltillo.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

William C. Nelson to Maria C. Nelson (23 August 1863)
Religion; Church attendance; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870; Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs; Money; Homesickness;
Religion and attending church with General Lee and others; new system of furlough so there is a possibility of his coming home but it is very slim as he has little money to make the trip; generally misses his family and home in this letter
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Jonathan Clark to Margery Clark (11 September 1862)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment; Homesickness;
Unsigned (Jonathan Clark's writing) description of advances by the Confederate Army & increase in troops; also brief mention of the girls at home.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

T.G. Clark to Margery Clark (24 August 1862)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Health; Death; Homesickness; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865;
Thomas discusses the death of Lieutenant Paschall and rumor concerning troop advances towards Washington. Also writes about the health of the soldiers in Camp Mott. Finally discusses news of home matters, particularly the sale of his horse, against...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

William C. Nelson to Maria C. Nelson (2 May 1861)
Religion; Barnard, Frederick A. P. (Frederick Augustus Porter), 1809-1889; Homesickness;
Religious life in camp; Dr. Barnard; flowers in Florida; missing Holly Springs
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

George Miller to Edwin Miller (January 1860)
Education; Homesickness; Clothing and dress;
Discussing missing his home in Spring; various neighbors; his brother's education and his need for boots
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (20 June 1864)
Weather; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Homesickness;
Writes to Maggie that besides heavy amounts of rain, there have not been many changes in Roberts's camp. He asks about everything at home and goes on about his love for his wife and children and how he is ready for the war to end so that he may be...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts (25 May 1864)
Homesickness; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Crops; Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs;
Writes to Maggie after a visit home, claiming that his recent visit has made him more homesick than before. Roberts asks about the cotton in [Gagor] County, fearing that the Yankees have taken it.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Charles Roberts to Maggie Roberts & John McKee (15 August 1862)
Troop movements; Homesickness;
Writes to Maggie about his arrival from Rome and tells her how much he misses her and their family.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

John Guy Lofton to Elizabeth C. Lofton (Undated)
Homesickness; Families; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions;
Regarding the importance troops put on receiving letters from home and becoming accustomed to the sounds of canon fire.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

T.B. Clark to his Father (23 June 1861)
Friendship; Homesickness; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions;
Regarding lack of letters from friends; mentions reports of Kentucky siding with the Union with possible Southern loyalties in the portions near Tennessee. Mentions liking his captain and drilling 6 hours per day.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Jeremiah Gage to Mary M. Sanders (24 April 1863)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A; Homesickness; Rumor -- United States --...
Jeremiah discussing his desire to find a substitute; also mentions the conditions of the company and his speculations that they will move on Suffolk, where they could obtain a considerable amount of bacon.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

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