Philip B. McKay Civil War letter

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Preston Library
Virginia Military Institute
345 Letcher Ave.
Lexington, VA 24450-0304
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Preferred citation:

Philip B. McKay Civil War letter, 1862. MS 0390. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1 items
Creator:
McKay, Philip B. (Philip Bond), 1830-1862
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Philip B. McKay Civil War letter, 1862. MS 0390. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one letter (dated June 2, 1862) from Confederate soldier Philip B. McKay to his wife Mary Jane McKay (McGaughy). The letter describes fighting near Corinth, Mississippi, hardships of war, and an effort to obtain a substitute so that McKay can return home.

Written from Baldwyn, Mississippi. Letter describes fighting near Corinth, Mississippi, hardships of war, and an effort to obtain a substitute so that Philip B. McKay can return home.

Biographical / historical:

Philip Bond McKay (1830-1862) was the son of Reverend Elijah Bond McKay. He married Mary Jane McGaughy on October 4, 1855 in Leake, Mississippi and the couple lived in Thomastown, Mississippi. McKay enlisted on May 1, 1862 in the 24th Mississippi Infantry, Company E.

Physical location:
Manuscripts stacks