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| Title | My dear wife, I wrote you a note a few days since |
| Creator | Alexander, J. B. (John Brevard), 1834-1911 |
| Date Created | 1861-12-16 |
| Digital Collection | John B. Alexander papers, 1855-1911 |
| Description | This letter from Camp Fisher, near High Point, N.C., is from J. B. Alexander to Ann, his wife. |
| Transcription | "My dear wife, I wrote you a note a few days since, at which time I was very busy. On last Friday, the Surgeon went to Col. Lee and had me appointed Stewart [sic] of the hospital without my consent, and as a matter of course I would not accept it. The Surgeons appeared perfectly delighted with geting [sic] me to aid them, but they looked rather blue when I told them that I would not stoop to the office of Stewart; so I remain with the company. There has been several deaths in the Reg. since I came back. John Barnet [sic], of our company, has been lying very bad for the last six days. [The soldier referred to could have been John D. or John W. Barnette, both of whom were from Mecklenburg County, and had enlisted before this letter was written] I have attended him very closely, and I now think with great care he may get well. John Bear [sic] jr is sick, I suppose taking measles [sometimes referred to as Army Rubella]. I intend having them both moved to the hospital today. The rest of the boys are pretty well. Our Major preached yesterday in camp. [Probably referring to Maj. John G. Bryan, an Alexander County pastor] He is not acquainted with the first principles of grammar, and his pronunciation is worse than Henry's. I felt mortified that we had such a man for major. I suppose you have killed your hogs, if not do so as soon as possible. I have not heard yet whether Davy has got home with the salt, let me know about his trip. Tell Billy not to pasture the old bottom, only when the ground is hard frozen. I tried to get a cap rim in Charlotte, but they had none, only ready made rims stiched [sic] with coarse white yarn at fifty cts each, so I bought none. I sent the ginger & plates [?] to Alderson's store by Ed Johnston. My love to you and baby [infant son, Robert] . J. B. Alexander [ps] Address me at High Point, N.C. 37th Reg. Comp. C." |
| Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Ann Wall Lowrie, 1834-1893 Alexander, J. B. (John Brevard), 1834-1911 Lee, Charles Cochrane, 1834-1862 Alexander, Robert Davidson, 1860-1901 Bare, John, Jr. Bryan, John G., 1807-1904 |
| Subjects--Topics |
Measles Medical personnel--Confederate States of America--History |
| Coverage--Place |
High Point (N.C.) |
| Digital Publisher | Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Object Type | Text |
| Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
| Finding Aid | http://library.uncc.edu/manuscript/ms0218 |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Relation | Forms part of : John B. Alexander Papers, 1855-1911 |
| Language | eng |
| Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Rights | Materials in the Digital Collections at Atkins Library are provided free for educational use under fair use as outlined by current U.S. Copyright law and accompanying guidelines. Written permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library or the rights holder must be obtained before using an item for publishing or commercial purposes. |
| Location of Original | Manuscript 218, Special Collections Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library |
| Note | Atkins Library has provided the description and subject analysis for these images. We encourage you to contact us at spec-coll@uncc.edu with your comments and feedback. |
| Identifier | Alexander_MS218_1_2_10 |
| Date Digitized | 2011 |
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| Title | Alexander_MS218_1_2_10c |
| Creator | Alexander, J. B. (John Brevard), 1834-1911 |
| Digital Collection | John B. Alexander papers, 1855-1911 |
| Digital Publisher | Charlotte, N.C.: J. Murrey Atkins Library University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Object Type | Text |
| Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
| Finding Aid | http://library.uncc.edu/manuscript/ms0218 |
| Format | image/tiff |
| Relation | Forms part of : John B. Alexander Papers, 1855-1911 |
| Language | eng |
| Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| Rights | Materials in the Digital Collections at Atkins Library are provided free for educational use under fair use as outlined by current U.S. Copyright law and accompanying guidelines. Written permission from the J. Murrey Atkins Library or the rights holder must be obtained before using an item for publishing or commercial purposes. |
| Location of Original | Manuscript 218, Special Collections Manuscripts--10th Floor, J. Murrey Atkins Library |
| Note | Atkins Library has provided the description and subject analysis for these images. We encourage you to contact us at spec-coll@uncc.edu with your comments and feedback. |
| Date Digitized | 2011 |
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