Title: Asa M. Weston Letter

Date/Date Range :   1864 May 26

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This May 26, 1864, letter is from Asa M. Weston, of the 50th Ohio Infantry, Company K, written in Cleveland, Tenn., to his sister. In the letter, Weston writes that he has been left in Cleveland to take charge of baggage while the rest of his regiment is in Georgia with Sherman's army.

Call number: MS-2861

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], Asa M Weston Letter, MS-2861. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of one folder.

Asa M. Weston served in the 50th Ohio Infantry, Company K, during the Civil War.

This collection consists of one letter from Asa M. Weston, of the 50th Ohio Infantry, Company K, to his sister, written in Cleveland, Tenn., on May 26, 1864. In the letter, Weston writes that he has been left in Cleveland to take charge of baggage while the rest of his regiment is in Georgia with Sherman's army. Weston tells of trading his rations for board and describes Cleveland as being "a pretty town for a southern one." Weston also states that Lincoln needs to call out more men and reinforce Grant, "so that in spite of everything Richmond can be taken."

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