J.H. Whitley letter, 1865 Jan. 18.

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J.H. Whitley letter, 1865 Jan. 18.

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Letter from Lieutenant J.H. Whitley, a Confederate prisoner of war at the Officers Prison at Fort Delaware to a friend incarcerated at another prison, Colonel William L. Graham of the 16th Virginia Cavalry. Whitley describes the conditions at his prison, the meager rations of food, and the recent arrival of a new group of prisoners from General John Bell Hood's army. The letter closes with a request for news of friends in prison with Graham.

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Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Cavalry Regiment, 16th

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Graham, William L.

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Whitley, J. H.

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Hood, John Bell, 1831-1879

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Commander of the 4th Texas Regiment. From the description of Letter, 1862 Jan. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973320 Army officer. From the description of Note of John Bell Hood, 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450985 Confederate Army officer, stationed at Nashville (Davidson Co.), Tenn. From the description of Papers, 1862-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19793299 John Bell Hood (b. June 1, 1831, Bat...