Finding Aid for the Phoebe Cross Letter, 1862 February 2
MS-2863University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Collection processed by: Jason Roberts, September 7, 2006
Finding Aid written by: Jason Roberts, September 7, 2006
Encoded by: Jason Roberts, September 7, 2006
Summary Information
Phoebe Cross Letter
Date/Date Range : 1862 February 2
0.1 linear feet
Abstract: This February 2, 1863, letter is from Phoebe Cross to her sister. In the letter, Cross describes her life and family in East Tennessee while her husband is at war.
MS-2863
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
Purchasedby Special Collections, June 6, 2006.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Phoebe Cross Letter, MS-2863. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of one folder.
Biography / History
No Biographical information is available.
Collection Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of one letter from Phoebe Cross to her sister. Written on February 2, 1863, Cross describes her life and family in East Tennessee while her husband is at war, as well as relaying information about her husband and other family members enlisted in the Civil War. Cross mentions that "-if the Federals ever take Fort Henry we are ruined for there are traitors from this very place, who have joined the enemy-"
Subject Terms
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Tennessee -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Tennessee, East -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Phoebe Cross Letter, 1862 February 2
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