Title: Orlando Greer Letter

Date/Date Range :   1863 July 15

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This July 15, 1863, letter is from Orlando Greer, 14th Ohio Infantry, Company A, to his sister, Hattie, written during the Civil War in camp on Elk River, Tenn. The letter documents events from June 24 to July 15, 1863, in which Greer writes of the Tullahoma Campaign against Confederate General Bragg, and of camp life following the battle.

Call number: MS-2859

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

Aquisition Information:

Purchased by Special Collections, July 13, 2006.

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], Orlando Greer Letter, MS-2859. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Orlando Greer served in the 14th Ohio Infantry, Company A, during the Civil War.

This collection consists of one letter from Orlando Greer to his sister, Hattie, dated July 15, 1863, from camp in Elk River, Tenn. In the letter, Greer, of the 14th Ohio Infantry, Company A, recounts the events from June 24 to July 15, 1863, in which Greer writes of the Tullahoma Campaign against Confederate General Bragg, and of camp life following the battle.

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.