Papers, 1856-1867 and n.d.

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Papers, 1856-1867 and n.d.

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Chiefly courtship letters written by Robert Alexander Felton to Pauline Kirkpatrick of Marietta, Ga. There are also a few poems. The letters detail Felton's service as a surgeon in the Confederacy. There are letters from Wood County, Texas; Camp Davis, Lynchburg, Va.; Camp Alcorn, Hopkinsville, Ky; and a Confederate Hospital in Iuka, Miss.. Felton may have been a member of Col. John Gregg's 7th Texas Infantry Regiment from the beginning of his tenure in the service, but this is unclear. He was taken prisoner sometime after the Battle of Fort Donelson in February, 1862, and was held for a time in the federal prison at Camp Doulgas, Illinois, but was released by July of that year. While it is not certain, it appears he may have been at Fort Donelson during that battle. At least one 1862 letter expresses criticism of General Gideon J. Pillow following the battle. Felton joined the 19th Arkansas Regiment in 1863, serving with General Cabell's Brigade. There are scattered references about his medical duties and military regulations for surgical personnel. The letters also include descriptions of Tyler and East Texas in the 1850's; a trip which took him from Atlanta to New Orleans in 1859; and the political climate in Texas preceding its secession from the Union.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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