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...
Education; Women in education; Loneliness; Greenwood Cemetery (West Point, Miss.)
Roxana writes about the end of the school semester and returning to the plantation. She notes the loneliness of the plantation (Mr. Gerdine would have died after 1878); she mentions Greenwood Cemetery; her step-daughter Lucy coming to visit from...
Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions; Travel; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A;
Details the difficulty of traveling from Mississippi to his regiment in North Carolina, particularly his inability to travel through Knoxville, TN. Met friends in Atlanta, including many ladies.