L. M. Bogart to M. J. Misemer, February 4, 1863

L. M. Bogart to M. J. Misemer, February 4, 1863

Bogart, Levi Morrison, 1842-1865

Bogart, Levi Morrison, 1842-1865 -- Political and social views

Confederate States of America. Army -- Military life

Soldiers -- Confederate States of America -- Correspondence

War and families

In this letter of February 14, 1863, Levi Morrison Bogart (1842-1865) writes his sister M. J. Misemer from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Bogart describes seeing the Union soldiers and boats on the Mississippi River. He inquires about the health of her children, Charly and Lizzy, and asks her to tell Charly that he hopes the fighting starts soon so he can come home. Bogart describes his reasons for fighting for the Confederacy, and the difficulty of fighting against his own brothers. He says that he is doing his best to write often, but he has a difficult time paying for postage and is instead franking his letters. He implores Martha to write more often as this is his only way of getting news from home.

Bogart, Levi Morrison, 1842-1865

McFee-Misemer Civil War Letters

1863-02-14

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/

letters (correspondence)

eng

Text

64426

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/64426

This transcription has been provided by WCU student Hannah McLeod (MA English), whose annotated version is available at https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/wcu/listing.aspx?styp=ti&id=38816

Vicksburg (Miss.)

11.75" x 7.75"(dimension)

2(pages)

Civil War in Southern Appalachia