Lem Mathews Letter, 1861 October 10

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Title

Lem Mathews Letter

Date

1861 October 10

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Lem Mathews Letter, 1861 October 10, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

1 item

Scope and Content

Mathews was a soldier with the 112th Illinois Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Mathews describes the departure of the 112th Illinois Infantry Regiment traveling by rail through Illinois and Indiana to Camp Smith near Covington, Ky.; Camp Smith, its layout and the number of soldiers; the effects of the war on Covington; his love of his wife and his contempt for men who do not serve. Finding aids available in repository

Subjects

• United States.-- Army.-- Illinois Infantry Regiment, 112th (1861 -1865)
• Camp Smith (Ky.)
• Covington (Ky.)-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Illinois-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Indiana-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Kenton County (Ky.)-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• Kentucky-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• United States-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865.
• United States-- History-- Civil War, 1861-1865-- Transportation.