Troop movements; Travel; Health; Rumor -- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; Skirmishing; Confederate States of America. Army -- Social conditions;
Roberts writes that he has moved for the past week due to Union raids. He says that these travels have been difficult because of blood boils so he is hoping not to move out of camps until they are gone. Roberts fears that the Yankees have control...
Roberts writes about his camp outside of Atlanta, where there have been skirmishes with Union troops; he awaits a great battle. He also writes about furniture arrangements at home and asks about his son Charley, who he claims was given laudanum by...
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.
Bernard, Frederick Robert, 1850-1922; University of Mississippi -- Alumni and alumnae; University of Mississsippi -- History; Medical students; Families -- Louisiana
