He subsequently moved to Virginia City in the Territory of Nevada to practice law.Ĭorrespondence of Riley Hoskinson to his wife, Martha Hoskinson of Rushville, Illinois, 1863. Of note in this latter category are letters written by Churchill's father, Alexander Parker Crittenden, who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Union following his son's death. This collection includes letters home from Churchill, as well as the reactions of various family members following his death. In several of the letters, Churchill's brother James describes how observers reported that Churchill met his death in a notably gallant fashion - he refused to run when ordered to do so, told his captors, "If you intend to shoot me, just do it," and then calmly seated himself on a rock to await his fate. Powell had issued orders declaring that for every Union soldier shot by bushwackers, he would hang or shoot two Confederate soldiers held by him as prisoners.
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Powell ordered both men taken to a ravine to be executed without trial of any kind, in retaliation for some of his men being shot while burning homes. 4, 1864 when he and another soldier named Hartigan were returning from a provisions run near Richmond, Virginia. He was captured by a party of Union soldiers under the command of Colonel Powell on Oct. 256-1)Ĭhurchill Crittenden served with the Confederate Army, Company C, 1st Maryland Cavalry. Both pro-Union and pro-Confederacy sentiments are evident throughout the collection.Ĭrittenden family letters, 1864 (Crittenden family papers. Kentucky was a border state, which meant that, although part of the Union, there was considerable Confederate sympathy among its residents. Most letters from friends and relatives to Jasper Bertram originate from Glasgow, Barren Co., Kentucky. Bertram several are written by Jasper's brothers, cousins, and/or friends. This collection consists of letters written by and to Jasper N. Bertram family letters, 1861-1865 (Jasper N. Essay: Wartime Letterwriting Other Resources
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