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Letter, C. Morrow to W. H. Lee; 11/20/1861

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Title	Letter, C. Morrow to W. H. Lee 11/20/1861
Description	Letter, Clotille Morrow, a teenaged girl in Columbus, Mississippi, to William Hollinshed Lee, telling him that Columbus is 'exceedingly dull,' with no parties, weddings, or beaux. Captain Baskerville has raised a cavalry battalion with five companies from Columbus, Okolona, Corinth, and Pickens County, Alabama. The battalion was ordered to Iuka, and S. H. Pope is the Adjutant. The letter writer and Mariah Barry got them a 'very handsome' flag to be presented by Dr. Lowndes Lipscomb. John Pope and Tom Shields tried to raise up a battalion but were unsuccessful. Mr. Wellford will finally 'risk his precious life with the rest of his countrymen' and joined a company in Virginia. William Witherspoon resigned, along with the second lieutenant of Blewett's Company (48th Regiment, Co. C). The young ladies in town are occupied with sewing, knitting, and thinking of the soldiers. 1865.
Creator	Morrow, Clotille
Physical ID	574-F1-12
Date (original)	1861-11-20
Date	November 20, 1861
Digital Collection Title	ASERL
Subject	Civil war United States Columbus (Miss.) Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 48th. Company C Confederate States of America Young women Sewing Lee, W. H. (William Hollinshed), 1841-1910
Original collection	Sanders, Lee and Sargent families papers
Object type	text
Format (original)	correspondence: 2 p. 18 X 10.8 cm.
Format (digital)	JPEG
Language	en
Contact information	For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679.
Tag field	December 2010

Title	C_ASERL_2010_0104a
Digital Collection Title	ASERL
Contact information	For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679.
Transcript	Columbus Miss. Nov. 20th 1861 Mr. Lee Your letter was received some time since, but as I have not had an opportunity of sending it by any one, and afraid to risk the mail, I have not answered it. Our little City is exceedingly dull, no Parties, no Weddings, and last but not least no Beaux. Cap. Baskerville has a Battalion of Cavalry, he has five companies, two from

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