A.J. Osborne to "Dear Brother", May 6, 1861
Dublin Core
Title
A.J. Osborne to "Dear Brother", May 6, 1861
Subject
Military service, Voluntary -- Confederate States of America
North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Osborne family
Osborne, A. J.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
Description
In this letter of May 6, 1861, A.J. Osborne writes to a brother, conveying a sense of the local mood as recruitment of soldiers begins. He states that he has been advised by a physician to not volunteer as he is prone to consumption (tuberculosis.)
Creator
Osborne, A. J.
Source
C.W. Slagle Collection
Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Date
1861-05-06
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Format
jpg;
letters (correspondence)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Identifier
11802
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/11802
Date Created
2013-08-05
Rights Holder
All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;
Spatial Coverage
Macon County (N.C.)
Extent
2 pages(pages)
8" x 6.25"(dimension)
Is Part Of
Civil War in Southern Appalachia
Collection
Citation
Osborne, A. J., “A.J. Osborne to "Dear Brother", May 6, 1861,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/11802.