Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The collection consists mainly of a series of letters James and Joseph wrote to their relatives while in military service during the Civil War. James's army letters, which are mostly written from occupied New Orleans and then from Baton Rouge and its environs, April-August, 1862, provide details about daily military life, the horrors of the battlefield, and northern attitudes toward the South and its citizens. Also, there are several letters James wrote while living and working...

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The collection consists mainly of a series of letters James and Joseph wrote to their relatives while in military service during the Civil War. James's army letters, which are mostly written from occupied New Orleans and then from Baton Rouge and its environs, April-August, 1862, provide details about daily military life, the horrors of the battlefield, and northern attitudes toward the South and its citizens. Also, there are several letters James wrote while living and working...

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The collection consists mainly of a series of letters James and Joseph wrote to their relatives while in military service during the Civil War. James's army letters, which are mostly written from occupied New Orleans and then from Baton Rouge and its environs, April-August, 1862, provide details about daily military life, the horrors of the battlefield, and northern attitudes toward the South and its citizens. Also, there are several letters James wrote while living and working...

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The collection consists mainly of a series of letters James and Joseph wrote to their relatives while in military service during the Civil War. James's army letters, which are mostly written from occupied New Orleans and then from Baton Rouge and its environs, April-August, 1862, provide details about daily military life, the horrors of the battlefield, and northern attitudes toward the South and its citizens. Also, there are several letters James wrote while living and working...

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The collection consists mainly of a series of letters James and Joseph wrote to their relatives while in military service during the Civil War. James's army letters, which are mostly written from occupied New Orleans and then from Baton Rouge and its environs, April-August, 1862, provide details about daily military life, the horrors of the battlefield, and northern attitudes toward the South and its citizens. Also, there are several letters James wrote while living and working...

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The collection consists mainly of a series of letters James and Joseph wrote to their relatives while in military service during the Civil War. James's army letters, which are mostly written from occupied New Orleans and then from Baton Rouge and its environs, April-August, 1862, provide details about daily military life, the horrors of the battlefield, and northern attitudes toward the South and its citizens. Also, there are several letters James wrote while living and working...

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The collection consists mainly of a series of letters James and Joseph wrote to their relatives while in military service during the Civil War. James's army letters, which are mostly written from occupied New Orleans and then from Baton Rouge and its environs, April-August, 1862, provide details about daily military life, the horrors of the battlefield, and northern attitudes toward the South and its citizens. Also, there are several letters James wrote while living and working...

Scope and Content of the Collection From the Collection: The collection consists mainly of a series of letters James and Joseph wrote to their relatives while in military service during the Civil War. James's army letters, which are mostly written from occupied New Orleans and then from Baton Rouge and its environs, April-August, 1862, provide details about daily military life, the horrors of the battlefield, and northern attitudes toward the South and its citizens. Also, there are several letters James wrote while living and working...