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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02073 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Mosby Monroe Parsons to John Walker on a military band and the campaign against Richmond |
| Date | 13 June 1864 |
| Author | Parsons, Mosby Monroe (1822-1865) |
| Recipient | Walker, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Written as Confederate Brigadier General to Confederate Major General Walker. Talks of trying to procure brass musical instruments so that his men can form a band. Discusses war matters including mention of the failure of Union General Ulysses S. Grant's campaign against Richmond. "The news as it reaches us from beyond the Miss. is very cheering. It seems Grant has been foiled in his original plan of attack on Richmond ... he has established his base where it was first intended ... Surely the sacrifice of 40,000 to get his position, displays no great generalship. This pretext is to keep the Northern people quiet ... " Docketed in pencil. |
| Subjects | Civil War Confederate General or Leader Art, Music, Theater, and Film Military History President Union Forces Union General |
| People | Parsons, Mosby Munroe (1822-1865) Walker, John George (1822-1893) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | Camp Kirby Smith, Arkansas |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | General Ulysses S. Grant failed to capture Richmond in the spring of 1864. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |