Title: W. Dwight Reinhardt Letter

Date/Date Range :   1862 July 8

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

W. Dwight Reinhardt's July 8, 1862 letter to Sarah Blackburn in Yadkin County, NC, discusses that 23rd Tennessee Regiment (C.S.A.) will soon move from Tupelo, MS, into Tennessee. He also passes along stories of skirmishes fought by the 4th North Carolina.

Call number: MS-2243

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

Aquisition Information:

This collection was purchased by Special Collections in September 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], W. Dwight Reinhardt Letter, MS-2243. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

W. Dwight Reinhardt rose from the rank of private to captain in his service with the 23rd Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.). This regiment, organized at Camp Trousdale in Sumner County in August 1861, consisted mainly of men from Maury, Smith, Lawrence, DeKalb, Bedford, Rutherford, Marshall, Perry, Cannon, and Coffee Counties in Middle Tennessee. Prior to its consolidation with the 17th regiment in November 1863, the 23rd Tennessee saw action at Shiloh, Munfordville, and Perryville. As members of B.R. Johnson's Brigade, the regiment also participated in the Battles of Murfreesboro and Chickamauga and was active in the Appomattox Courthouse Campaign.

In a letter from Tupelo, MS, dated July 8, 1862, W. Dwight Reinhardt, then a lieutenant with the 23rd Tennessee Infantry (C.S.A.) writes to his "Dear Cousin Sallie" in Yadkin County, NC, regarding the army's impending move toward Tennessee. He also discusses how he had hoped to "come to N.C. but the conscript came along & I have to stay which I do cherfully [sic]." After briefly passing along stories of a skirmish involving the 4th North Carolina regiment, Reinhardt concludes the letter with a plea for a quick response.

• Soldiers -- Tennessee -- Correspondence.
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
• Confederate States of America. Army. Tennessee Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865).