Soldiers -- United States
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
William T. Cooper Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1226
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Civil war letters pertaining to William T. Cooper who served in the Confederate army in the 12th Alabama Infantry.
The letters describe his thoughts at the beginning of the war with letters home, and towards the end his demoralization with the war thinking that Confederate President Jefferson Davis could end it if he wanted to.
Dates:
1861 - 1864
Carl Holbrook Papers
Collection
Identifier: 1339
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence from Carl Holbrook (twenty-nine letters, four postcards, and seven empty envelopes). Two of the letters are copies while the rest are originals. The letters were written to Holbrook's parents, Alline Hollbrook and C. E. Holbrook, in Fort Payne, Alabama.
Dates:
1942 - 1966; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1945
Eugene B. Sledge Papers
Collection
Identifier: 0096
Scope and Contents
This collection of materials, 1805-2017 (bulk 1946-2000), related to the military service and academic career of Eugene B. Sledge consists of correspondence, clippings, articles, book reviews, journals, drawings, photographs, slides, video cassettes, memorabilia, awards, and artifacts. Much of the collection concerns Sledge's experiences during World War II and the writing of his memoirs. Portions of the collection contain Sledge family genealogies, along with the papers of John Wesley Rush,...
Dates:
1805 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1946 - 2000
