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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02570.59 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of Gustave Cook, H company, 8th regiment, Texas, cavalry |
Title | Gustave Cook to Eliza Cook discussing his love for her and camp news |
Date | 7 July 1864 |
Author | Cook, Gustave (1835-1897) |
Recipient | Cook, Eliza |
Document Type | Correspondence |
Content Description | Writes that he is thinking of Eliza and has nothing to write except "that I love you and fear you do not believe it." Discusses at length camp and army news. Reports on his gaunt physique and how much he has changed from the man Eliza fell in love with. Reports the arrival of Dr. Feris' letter and his quick reply. |
Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Cavalry Love Letters Women's History Marriage Military Camp Health and Medical Injury or Wound |
People | Cook, Gustave (1835-1897) Cook, Eliza Jones (b. 1837) |
Place written | On Chattahoochee River |
Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
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 | Wife |
Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
Civil War: Unit | 8th Texas Cavalry, H Company |