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T.G. Clark to Margery Clark (11 May 1863)
Troop movements; Soldiers -- Wounds and injuries; Suffolk (Va.); Fredericksburg (Va.); Black Water (Va.);
Thomas detailing the fighting around Suffolk & Fredericksburg, Virginia, and the movement of his company
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

T.G. Clark to Margery Clark (29 January 1863)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions;
Thomas discussing his concern over Isaac's desired enlistment and speculates about the possibility of fighting before Spring.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

T.G. Clark to Margery Clark (12 December 1862)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Health; Fredericksburg (Va.); Fathers and sons; Troop movements;
Thomas discussing rumors of the front at Fredericksburg & the Confederate Army being pushed back to Grenada, the health of various troops, his rejected furlough, weather conditions in Virginia, and advice on home matters & hiding food from the...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 10 January 1863
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister thanking her and Sister Carrie for warm clothes; recalls the pleasure of furlough; despite the Yankee plan to invade the state, some believe there will be peace by next March.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 2 January 1863
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister naming dead, dismembered, and missing comrades. Writes of Lee's defeat of Burnsides at Fredricksburg and a wide determination to win the war; mentions cheap, plentiful food.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Good-Bye Broadway, Hello France/ music by Billy Baskette; words by Francis Reisner and Benny Davis
Songs--United States--20th Century; Popular Music--United States
Cover: drawing of an American soldier shaking hands with a French soldier across a symbolic representation of the United States and Europe during World War I
Sheldon Harris Collection

T.G. Clark to Margery Clark (13 February 1863)
Confederate States of America. Army -- Recruiting and enlistment; Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Health;
News of Isaac's arrival to the company and mention of the difficulty for new recruits and the impossibility of leaving duty; also mentions Isaac running a fever.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Richard C. Bridges to his sister Matilda, 31 July [1863?]
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister Matilda describing both his good health and that of the army; rues exorbitant prices in Richmond; describes movements of troops.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 22 February 1862
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister answering her reproach for not having received his letters; notes a dearth of provisions; refers to fights in the West; describes preparations for a battle on the Potomac and the sinking of a schooner;...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Richard C. Bridges to his sister Carrie, 15 May 1863
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister Carrie describing a bout of the flu; laments the incursions and ravishments of Union troops; fears he has lost communication with home.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 5 May 1863
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Presumably dictated letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister describing last Friday's battle; asks her to forward his letter to William Forthwith; predicts mail routes will be cut off; warns that the Yankees will plunder, but not murder women...
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

Richard C. Bridges to his Sister M., 27 March 1863
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
Letter from Richard C. Bridges to his sister M. acknowledge receipt of her letters; prophesies battles at Murfreesborough and on the Rappahannock once the weather clears; dismisses rumors of demoralized Union army; expects war to go on for up to...
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)

Albert H. Clark to Margery Clark (13 June 1863)
Military deserters; Troop movements; Confederate States of America. Army -- Leaves and furloughs; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions;
Albert discussing various deserters and the situation at Fredericksburg." [2nd page possibly written by Albert for Isaac] Isaac discusses the probability of him returning home with the next person to receive furlough.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

John Guy Lofton to Elizabeth C. Lofton (18 July 1861)
Troop movements; Patriotism; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865;
Discussing troop movements, troop and artillery numbers, and Lofton’s duty to defend his homeland.
Civil War Archive (University of Mississippi)

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