Title:
From Charles Adair to Samuel Lyle Adair, Florella Brown Adair, Emma Adair, and Ada Adair
Description:
On December 10 and 13, 1862, Charles Adair writes from Rays Mill and Cane Hill, Arkansas, to his parents Florella Brown Adair and Samuel Lyle Adair, and sisters Emma and Ada Adair. Charles reports that he was involved in a “hard battle” at Boonesboro, Arkansas on November 28, and provides a brief account of the fighting. He also describes the Battle of Prairie Grove, in which his regiment fought on December 7. Charles says that they are given enough clothing and food in the army, but “I have suffered dreadfully for the want of sleep.”
Date original:
December 10, 1862-December 13, 1862
Place:
Miami County, Kansas; Fort Scott, Kansas; Bourbon County, Kansas; Forth Leavenworth, Kansas; Leavenworth County, Kansas
Topic:
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas; Kansas military units
Owning organization:
Kansas Historical Society
Document Type:
letter
Publication Statement:
Samuel Lyle & Florella Brown Adair Family Collection, Box 1: Folder 3
Organization location:
For more information on using this image, contact Kansas Memory at: State Archives, Topeka, 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka KS 66615-1099, Phone: (785) 272-8681, E-mail: reference@kshs.org Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the Kansas Historical Society. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to the Kansas Historical Society.
Page Type:
Digital Repository Object
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