OXFORD, Miss. (AP) – The University of Mississippi is making its Civil War archive available online just in time for the sesquicentennial. Read the story.
WREG: UM Civil War Archive Online
January 4, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi is making its Civil War archive available online just in time for the sesquicentennial. Organizers say historians and the merely curious anywhere in the world can browse letters, diaries and other documents from those who saw the war up close. Read the story.
WTVA: Civil War Letterbook Donated to Ole Miss
November 17, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. –What is the most fascinating historical document you can read? Most historians may tell you, an eye witness’s account is your best bet. Read the story.
WREG: Civil War document donated to Ole Miss
November 12, 2010 by
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The University of Mississippi has received a Civil War letterbook dating back to the spring of 1864. Edward Robert, a retired physician from California, donated the document to the Oxford school. Robert says the book includes scores of letters and orders covering topics that include the handling and exchange of prisoners,Read the story …