Title: William H. Blake Letter

Date/Date Range :   1862

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This letter, composed in 1862 at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., is written by William H. Blake, 3rd Iowa Volunteers, Company C, to his brother and discusses events leading to the Battle of Shiloh.

Call number: MS-2860

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], William H. Blake Letter, MS-2860. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one folder.

William H. Blake served in the 3rd Iowa Volunteers, Company C, during the Civil War.

This collection contains one letter, written in 1862 at Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., by William H. Blake, 3rd Iowa Volunteers, Company C, to his brother. The letter discusses events leading to the Battle of Shiloh, and the large number of troops gathered and the "beautiful sight to see so many men all together." Blake also describes "trees cut down by cannon balls" and the sight of a dead soldier.

• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862.