Letter: Cornielia Ann Bowen and Ann L. Bowen to Henry H. Bowen, Nov. 30, 1864

Title

Letter: Cornielia Ann Bowen and Ann L. Bowen to Henry H. Bowen, Nov. 30, 1864

Creator

["Bowen, Ann L.","Bowen, Cornelia Ann."]

Place

["Long Acre, Washington County, North Carolina, United States","Great Dismal Swamp, United States"]

Local Call Number

Civil War Collection, Henry H. Bowen Papers, Box 89

Document Details

Title

Letter: Cornielia Ann Bowen and Ann L. Bowen to Henry H. Bowen, Nov. 30, 1864

Creator

["Bowen, Ann L.","Bowen, Cornelia Ann."]

Rights

Public Domain see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63753

Description

The first part of the letter is written by Henry Bowen's daughter Cornelia as a writing exercise. She tells her father about his children, and how she wants him to come home. Ann tells Henry of how a patrol to round up deserters has looted and harassed families in the area.

Subject

["United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Children","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Desertions","Women--North Carolina","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women","Coffee","Sugar","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Occupied territories","Washington County (N.C.)--History, Local","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Correspondence"]

Index Terms

Bowen, Ann L.; Bowen, Henry H.; Bowen, Cornelia A.; Bowen, William J.; Gaylord, Asa; Latham, John; Bowen, Mary E.; Ormond, Mary

Local Call Number

Civil War Collection, Henry H. Bowen Papers, Box 89

Place

["Long Acre, Washington County, North Carolina, United States","Great Dismal Swamp, United States"]

Time Period

["(1860-1876) Civil War and Reconstruction"]

Digital Collections

["Civil War Collection"]

Source Collections

["Civil War Collection. Military Collection. State Archives of North Carolina"]

Physical Characteristics

Manuscript Letter; 2 pages

Format

["Letters (Correspondence)"]

Hosted By

["State Archives of North Carolina","State Library of North Carolina"]

Identifier

CW_MIC_Box89_Henry_H_Bowen_Papers_18641130

Letter: Cornielia Ann Bowen and Ann L. Bowen to Henry H. Bowen, Nov. 30, 1864

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