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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02570.15 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Gustave Cook, H company, 8th regiment, Texas, cavalry |
| Title | Eliza Cook to Samuel H. Jones, annotated by Gustave Cook, discussing her daily life and requesting more letters |
| Date | 26 January 1862 |
| Author | Cook, Eliza (fl. 1862) |
| Additional authors | Cook, Gustave (1835-1897) |
| Recipient | Jones, Samuel H. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Eliza writes the original letter to her brother, but it is returned to her from Gustave with corrections over each misspelled word and includes a list of Eliza's spellings versus the correct spellings. He also critiques her writing style and penmanship. Eliza reports local news. Discusses the high cost of food. Writes that she has become "very industrious, I can knit." She continues, "The next time I have a chance I will send you something, you know if our darling mother was living she would send you something every chance and I want to do what I know she would have done." Eliza shows support for her brother when she writes, "Take care of your self and kill all of the Yankees you can." Mail is as important to the people at home as it is to those in the army. Eliza writes, "Tell Gustave to write to me. I write every week to him, I have not received a letter from him in two weeks but I live in [illegible] of getting one in the morning. You have no idea what a pleasure it is to get letters from you and Gustave…" |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Cavalry Education Literature and Language Arts Finance Economics Diet and Nutrition Woman Author Women's History Marriage Clothing and Accessories Union Forces Children and Family |
| People | Jones. Samuel H.(fl. 1862) Cook, Gustave (1835-1897) Cook, Eliza Jones (b. 1837) |
| Place written | Richmond, Texas |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Born in Alabama on July 3, 1835, Cook moved to Texas alone at the age of 15 and studied law independently. Cook enlisted as a private in 8th Texas Cavalry, "Terry's Texas Rangers," in 1861 and was promoted to colonel by July 1863. After the war he became a circuit court judge for Galveston, served in the Texas state legislature and led an unsuccessful campaign for governor in 1890. He died in 1897 of complications from a wound suffered during his military service. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Brother Wife |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 8th Texas Cavalry, H Company |