Box 2
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Letter of Ferdinand Kennett, C.S. Str. Patrick Henry, to his mother. The exchange of prisoners began today and I will write frequently. Mr. Vest, one of the congressmen from Missouri, invites me up to the city very often. Our fleet is engaging the Yankees at Cox’s Mills and so far have received no material damage. The Yankees whipped our boats at Mobile a day or two ago and captured Admiral Buchanan., 1864 Aug 13
Item — Box: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection comprises papers of the Kennett and Frost families, including notes and receipts of the Kennett, White and Company, circa 1840; letters of D.M. Frost to his wife from Texas in 1852 regarding Indian wars and letters dated 1856 regarding the Sioux War; diary of Edwin Harrison, 1858, which concerns the social life of St. Louis; and Civil War letters of Ferdinand Kennett, Jr. (Confederate) to his parents, 1864. (The Kennett family left Selma Hall and moved to St. Louis during...
Dates:
1864 Aug 13