Louis Stagg letters, 1856-1863.

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Louis Stagg letters, 1856-1863.

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Letters written in French from Louis Stagg to Laure Latour. The letters are written from Ville Platte and Opelousas, La., before the Civil War, and from Camp Moore, La., Tupelo and Jackson, Miss., and Chattanooga, Tenn., during the war. In the antebellum love letters, Stagg relates his feelings for and desire to marry Laure. War letters include descriptions of camp life, wages, drilling, lack of adequate rations, and lack of communication. Stagg mentions rampant illness among the ranks, comments on friends suffering from venereal disease, and notes that soldiers are afraid to visit a doctor from Ohio for fear of dying from his treatment. Additionally, he offers advice to Laure's father regarding crop harvest, refers to a federal raid on his home and charges against a local man for killing a federal officer, and expresses suspicions that his neighbors are traitors, and his plan to resign and transfer to a unit stationed closer to home. Includes currency from Republic of Texas and Confederate States of America.

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Stagg, Louis, 1833-1892.

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Louis Stagg was born in 1833; he married Lize Laure Latour in 1856. Both were natives of St. Landry Parish, La. Stagg was a merchant in Opelousas, La., before the Civil War. He entered military service as the 1st Lieutenant of Company K of the 16th Louisiana Infantry regiment; he was later promoted to captain. The 16th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Moore, La., in the fall of 1861. After the battles of Shiloh and Perryville, the unit was consolidated w...

Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...

Confederate States of America. Army. Louisiana Infantry Regiment, 16th

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John W. Addison and Robert P. Oliver were captains of Companies D and H, respectively, of the 16th Louisiana Infantry. From the description of Sixteenth Louisiana Infantry Regiment muster and pay rolls, 1862-1863. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 86142705 ...

Latour, Lize Laure, 1841-1906.

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