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Creator: Brookes, Josephine Date: 1862 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Letter is dated September 2nd, 1862. The letter was written by Josephine Brookes (Fayetteville, AL) to her mother Sarah Brookes. The letter briefly mentions a Civil War regiment in the area. The bulk of the letter discusses family matters. Josephine Brookes was one of the daughters of Baptist cle... View Full Item at Samford University Library -
Date: 1862 Contributing Institution: Samford University Library Description: Part of the letter reads "We disapprove and abhor all unauthorized and illegal war, and we believe that citizens who fire into railway trains, attack the guards of bridges, destroy the telegraph lines, and fire from concealment upon pickets, deserve and should receive the punishment of death." View Full Item at Samford University Library