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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07224 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Paul Jones Semmes to wife re: McClellan, McDowell, Butler's New Orleans Proclamation |
| Date | 29 May 1862 |
| Author | Semmes, Paul Jones (1815-1863) |
| Recipient | Semmes, Emily J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "Oh that some hearty hand will plant a dagger deep in his...black heart"; "Both the army & people have confidence in our ability to whip the Yankees off & save Richmond...I would rather die, if die I must, on the battlefield, fighting for the liberties of my country and disunion with the Yankees" |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Union General Union Forces Death |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |