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  • Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives
    Title: Cassie Burgan Civil War correspondence
    source: Knestrick, Jane
    Creator: Winsor, Samuel
    Creator: Burgen, James
    Identifier/Call Number: 2015.008.w.rd
    Identifier/Call Number: 1000
    Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet (1 folder)
    Date (inclusive): 1862 March 9 - 1864 July 7
    Abstract: This collection contains correspondence written to Cassie Burgan by soldiers during the American Civil War. The collection also contains typed transcriptions of the letters.
    Language of Material: English .
    Container: Civil War 1
    Container: 8-9
    Container: 1-2

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Jane Knestrick. Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged in chronological order.

    Preferred Citation

    [Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Cassie Burgan Civil War correspondence (2015.008.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
    For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

    Content Description

    This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cburgan_correspondence/
    This collection contains three correspondence from family and friends to Cassie Burgan during the Civil War.
    The first letter, dated March 9, 1862, was written by Samuel Winsor from Camp Andrew Jackson in Nashville, Tennessee. Samuel describes sitting in the camp and listening to a regimental band playing in the distance. He is describing a moment of peace he is experiencing.
    The second letter was dated April 9, 1863 and was written by G. Hughes, a friend encamped neart Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He writes about the uncertainty of the war and believes the "peacemakers" are great men but they are going to be unsuccessful because they do not respect the soldiers.
    Cassie also received a letter from her brother, James Burgan of the 31st Indiana Volunteers. He was a musician in Company C. He writes about the Battle of Atlanta on July 22, 1864 in detail, though he was in a support unit that did not get called to reinforce.
    The collection also contains a newspaper clipping dated March 20, 1865 that reports how James Burgan was killed in an accident involving a train car.
    The collection also provides transcriptions of the letters, which were typed by the donor.

    Conditions Governing Use

    There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
    Correspondence -- American Civil War
    Knestrick, Jane
    Burgan, Cassie