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Title
Texas
Collection
Coleman
(John
Nathan
and
Virginia
Eliza
“Jennie”
Adkins)
Papers
View collection at
http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/tx-colm
Description
This
collection
includes
Civil
War
letters
between
Major
J.N
.
Coleman
of the
Third
Texas
Cavalry
and his
fiancée
,
Virginia
E
. "
Jennie
"
Adkins
.
Jennie's
letters
document
life
on the
home
front
in
Marshall
,
Texas
,
whereas
John's
letters
highlight
both
the
horrors
of
war
and the
monotony
of the
daily
life
of a
soldier
.
Taken
together
, the
letters
reveal
the
difficulties
of
long-distance
relationships
during
the
Civil
War
.
Subject
Civil War, 1861-1865
Courtship
Place
United States -- Texas -- Marshall
Time Period
1860-1879
19th century
Repository
Baylor
University
Libraries
Publisher
Baylor University Libraries
Primary Sources
Correspondence
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