Mudge Civil War Letters (20 total)

This collection of letters were sent to and from E. W. Mudge prior to and during the American Civil War. Mudge served in the Confederate army during the war, while one his brothers served in the Union army.

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	Order from Major General E.R.L. Canby for Elliot Mudge	This is an order from Major General E.R.L. Canby permitting Elliot L. Mudge to return to his home without being taken by U.S. authorities. It is presumed that Mudge's middle initial was written as "L" in error.	May 12, 1865	April 5, 2019
	Letter from E.W. Mudge to his sisters, July 23, 1863	This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his sisters while at Camp Moore during the Civil War. In it, Mudge details difficulty in writing and delivering letters and missing friends and family back home.	July 23, 1863	April 5, 2019
	Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother, March 7th, 1863	This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother while at Camp Moore, Louisiana. Mudge details purchasing a new pair of shoes, the railroad not being in running condition, and a future employment opportunity.	March 7, 1863	April 5, 2019
	Letter from E.W. Mudge to his mother, December 17th, 1862	This is a letter written by E.W. Mudge to his mother. He details sending money to cover one of his brothers' school expenses, being able to enter cities in the Union without having to pledge an oath, and greetings to the family from a Mrs. Gilman.	December 17, 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
	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
	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, 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, 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 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