095. Samuel Wragg Ferguson to F.R. Barker (Godmother) -- July 10, 1861

Title:

095. Samuel Wragg Ferguson to F.R. Barker (Godmother) -- July 10, 1861

Date:

1861

Creator (Personal):

Heyward and Ferguson families, 1806-1923

Description:

Samuel Wragg Ferguson, aide-de-camp to General P.G.T. Beauregard, writes to his godmother from Manassas Junction, on July 10th, 1861, just days before the First Battle of Bull Run. He mentions preparations being made to set up hospitals for the sick and wounded, the capture of the privateer Savannah and Jefferson Davis' warning to Lincoln not to deal harshly with the crew. He writes that Union prisoners in Richmond, who were allowed to roam freely, were "arrested and confined in consequence of the accounts received of the trial of the crew of the Savannah." 4p.

Collection Title:

Heyward and Ferguson Family Papers, 1806-1923

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Confederate States of America. Army
Ferguson, Samuel Wragg, 1834-1917--Correspondence
Savannah (Privateer)

Geographic Subject:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Shelving Locator:

Mss 0092

Date Digital:

2009-09

Digitization Specifications:

700 ppi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL scanner, Archival Master is a tiff.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Information:

For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.

Admin ID:

48234