Great River Road, 2016

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Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother, March 8, 1862 This is a brief letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother while in Jackson, Tennessee. Mudge details receiving coffee and chocolate upon his arrival in the city. March 8, 1862 April 5, 2019
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters, March 9, 1862 This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters while at Grand Junction, Tennessee. Mudge details General Beauregard missing an appearance in Jackson due to illness, sleeping arrangements, spraining his ankle, and the admirability of his company's mess. He specified they're being lucky for having a coffee pot. March 9, 1862 April 5, 2019
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his sister Sue, March 15th, 1862 This is a letter from E.W. Mudge to his sister Due from Corinth, Mississippi. Mudge detials letters he has received from other family members, being woken early to march and load rail cars, and anticipating battle against the Yankees. March 15, 1862 April 5, 2019
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother, March 17, 1862 This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother while at Camp Smith during the Civil War. In it, Mudge details retrieving ammunition, his experience on guard duty, and dining at the Tishomingo Hotel. March 17, 1862 April 5, 2019
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his family, March 17-18, 1862 This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his family while at Camp Smith during the Civil War. In it, Mudge details a second hand account of the fall of Fort Donnelson and a Confederate soldier capturing a former schoolmate as a prisoner of war. March 18, 1862 April 5, 2019
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother, March 24th, 1862 This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother from Camp Smith. Mudge details the government prohibing soldiers from purchasing food from farmers, the fortification of Corinth, and his regiments attempt to create a band of musicians. March 24, 1862 April 5, 2019
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother, brothers, and sisters, March 31st, 1862 This is a letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother, brothers, and sisters from Camp Bosworth. Mudge details the frequency with which he receives letters, the food he has eaten for dinner, and his eagerness to meet "the enemy." March 31, 1862 April 5, 2019
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters, May 1st, 1862 This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters while camped near Corinth, Mississippi. Mudge details stowing away on a train car to Camp Moore and being confronted by the train conductor without sufficient form of payment. He mentions spending time with a man by the name of Edwards and their happening upon an all girls school at dismissal time, as well as the disappointment the soldiers felt regarind the fall of New Orleans. May 1, 1862 April 5, 2019
Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters, July 4th, 1862 This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother and sisters. Mudge details the respectability of the people of Tenneessee in his travels across the Confederacy. July 4, 1862 April 5, 2019
Document of enlistment for E.W. Mudge, July 24th, 1862 This is a document enlisting E.W. Mudge by accord of his own gun for the Confederate States. July 24, 1862 April 5, 2019