box 5, 1861/1862

Containers:

Box 5, Folder 3

Extent:

32 letters

Scope and content:

Notable Letters:

1. 6 Jan. 1861 Peyton believes conflict between South Carolina and the U.S. will not last long because neither can afford a war.
2. 17 March 1861 Mother believes Lincoln will preserve peace.
3. 24 March 1861 Peyton joins the Army at Fort Morgan, Alabama.
4. 24 March 1861 Mother observes that most Know-Nothings have switched to the Republicans.
5. 14 April 1861 Mother says, "Hurrah for the Southern Confederacy."
6. 8 Sept. 1861 Mother describes rising prices in Richmond. Peyton's brother John could see the Capitol rotunda on picket duty outside Washington.
7. 20 Oct. 1861 Mother visits Richmond hospitals filled with soldiers.
8. 5 May 1862 Mother describes Confederate evacuation of Yorktown and Norfolk. Notes Merrimac is in the James River.
9. 24 Dec. 1862 Peyton asks when General. Armistead's uniforms will be ready.

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