098. Samuel Wragg Ferguson to F.R. Barker (Godmother) -- March 3, 1862

Title:

098. Samuel Wragg Ferguson to F.R. Barker (Godmother) -- March 3, 1862

Date:

1862

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 Jackson, Tennessee on March 3rd, 1862. Ferguson writes about an offer for promotion to Lt. Colonel, the illness of Gen. Beauregard, and the successful evacuation of Columbus, Kentucky, "an imperative but most difficult problem, accomplished with wonderful luck." He questions the Union's decision not to attack during the evacuation as this would have caused "the abandonment of many heavy guns and large supplies of ammunition, now happily in position at other and better points." 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

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:

39602