Letter from Confederate General Leonidas Polk (Fort Pillow, Tennessee) to [Confederate General Gideon J. Pillow] regarding fortification of Island No. 10 on the Mississippi River - August 17, 1861
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- dams:315221
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- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
- Sublocation:
- Box 5, Folder 47
- Call Number:
- MSS 20
About This Item
- Creator:
- Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864
- Date Created:
- August 17, 1861
- Format:
- Text
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence)
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 7.7 x 12.6 inches
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Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- Riverine operations, Siege warfare, and Fortification
- Subject - Names:
- Confederate States of America
- Subject - Geographic Locations:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 and Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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- The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.
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This item is part of:
About This Item
- Creator:
- Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864
- Date Created:
- August 17, 1861
- Format:
- Text
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence)
- Extent / Dimensions:
- 7.7 x 12.6 inches
- Note:
- This collection may include historical materials that are offensive or harmful. Historical records are evidence of the time in which they were created and often contain language and images that are racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or otherwise derogatory and insensitive. This content does not reflect the values of Emory Libraries. If you are concerned about content in this collection, please complete our take down form and we will be in touch with you as soon as possible.
Subjects / Keywords
- Subject - Topics:
- Riverine operations, Siege warfare, and Fortification
- Subject - Names:
- Confederate States of America
- Subject - Geographic Locations:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 and Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Find This Item
- Persistent URL:
- https://digital.library.emory.edu/purl/020fttf01d-cor
- Other Identifiers:
- dams:315221
- Institution:
- Emory University
- Administrative Unit:
- Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
- Sublocation:
- Box 5, Folder 47
- Call Number:
- MSS 20
Access and Copyright
- Rights Statement:
- The online edition of this work in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.
- Rights Status:
- No Copyright - United States
Emory Libraries provides copyright information as a courtesy and makes no representation about copyright or other legal status of materials in its digital collections.