Letter of Tom Campbell
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Title
Letter of Tom Campbell
Description
Thomas H. Campbell was a soldier in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, and his letters home to Miss Hennie V. Wood of Cool Well, Virginia contain many details of life in military camp. While stationed at Charlottesville, Virginia, Campbell discovered that not all soldiers shared his moral temperament:
There is a good deal of wickedness even in our company though the rules prohibiting it are very strict. No man is permitted to swear or get drunk in camp. It is a hard matter to be a good Christian among so many wicked men...
There is a good deal of wickedness even in our company though the rules prohibiting it are very strict. No man is permitted to swear or get drunk in camp. It is a hard matter to be a good Christian among so many wicked men...
Creator
Thomas H. Campbell
Date
May 31, 1861
Relation
Tom Campbell Letters
Language
English
Identifier
01/MSS 1971-045
Files
Collection
Citation
Thomas H. Campbell, “Letter of Tom Campbell,” War Stories: Soldiers' Lives In Their Own Words, accessed May 7, 2024, https://warstories.omeka.net/items/show/5.