Title: L.T. Mathews Letter

Date/Date Range :   1863 November 7

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

In this letter, Mathews tells his wife of his homesickness and of how the war changes a soldier's thoughts and behaviors.

Call number: MS-2169

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

The Special Collections Library purchased this collection in December 2003.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], L.T. Mathews Letter, MS-2169. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

The only L.T. Matthews (no Mathews) listed as a union soldier on the National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors list is Lawson T. Matthews a private in the 17th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry Company A.

Mathews writes concerning his homesickness and how the war changes a Union soldier's thoughts and behaviors.

• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War -- Personal Narratives.
• United States. Army. Kentucky Infantry Regiment, 17th(1861-1864)
• United States -- History -- Civil War -- Personal Narratives.