Crittenden Family Letters
-Churchill Jones Crittenden Letter to his mother, Clara, February, 1864
Churchill talks about how his division is close to his old home in Virginia, so he is able to catch up with everyone in his family and writes back to his mother about everyone he sees. He also sends a lock of his hair to his mother so she doesn't feel so far from him.
-Churchill Jones Crittenden Letter to his mother, Clara, January 14, 1864
Churchill talks about how he has had many close calls in battle and how his toothbrush saved his life. He also talks about more family matters to make sure his mother is caught up with everything that goes on in the outside family.
-Churchill Jones Crittenden Letter to his uncle, George W. Jones, October 4, 1864
Churchill writes to his uncle about how he is captured and is injured at a prisoner of war camp. This was the last letter Churchill wrote before his death. He was killed by Union soldiers sometime between October 4 and November 21.
-James Crittenden Letter to his mother, Clara, November 21, 1864
James was Churchill's brother and sent this letter to his mother to tell her more about what Churchill did and more about how he died. Their division was cut off so Churchill volunteered to go get supplies but on his way back to camp, he was surrounded by Union soldiers. Churchill tried to escape and almost did but ran out of ammunition and was wounded on the left side so he didn't stand a chance and was captured. He was killed sometime between October 4 and November 21.
-Alexander Parker Crittenden Letter to his wife, Clara, December 11, 1864
Alexander Parker Crittenden talks about his son Churchill who was killed during the war. This was after Alexander refused to support the Union after his son's death.
-Alexander Parker Crittenden Letter to his wife, Clara, December 18, 1864
This letter was also written after Alexander refused to support the Union after the Union had killed his son. Alexander is writing this letter and sending it from Nevada to Clara who is in Virginia City.
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This collection of letters was written by a family about the Civil War and how it affected their family. In all of the letters written by the Crittenden family, we see a theme of closeness and separation because of the war. Alexander, the father, is in Nevada at the time, Churchill and James are in Virginia with their confederate divisions, and Clara, the mother, is in Virginia City by herself. Written all in 1864, we see a side of the war that you don't see every day. At the beginning, you see Churchill's letters to his mother about how he misses her and wishes he could be with her and near the end, you see that Churchill was killed in a prisoner of war camp. At the end, you see Alexander talking about how he refuses to take the oath to protect the Union after the Union had killed his son. We get to see a before and after shot from when all was well and they had two gallant sons fighting in the war to only one son left and everyone was spread out across the country trying to figure things out. How would you react if everyone in your family was spread out and the only communication you had was through letters? Is there anytime in your life where you can point out a "before and after shot" during a good/bad situation?
Informative Sign
This collection of letters was written by a family about the Civil War and how it affected their family. In all of the letters written by the Crittenden family, we see a theme of closeness and separation because of the war. Alexander, the father, is in Nevada at the time, Churchill and James are in Virginia with their confederate divisions, and Clara, the mother, is in Virginia City by herself. Written all in 1864, we see a side of the war that you don't see every day. At the beginning, you see Churchill's letters to his mother about how he misses her and wishes he could be with her and near the end, you see that Churchill was killed in a prisoner of war camp. At the end, you see Alexander talking about how he refuses to take the oath to protect the Union after the Union had killed his son. We get to see a before and after shot from when all was well and they had two gallant sons fighting in the war to only one son left and everyone was spread out across the country trying to figure things out. How would you react if everyone in your family was spread out and the only communication you had was through letters? Is there anytime in your life where you can point out a "before and after shot" during a good/bad situation?
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