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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.30.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Horace L. Ticknor, K company, 27th regiment, Illinois, infantry |
| Title | Horace Ticknor to his family regarding moving down the Mississippi River |
| Date | 14 March 1862 |
| Author | Ticknor, Horace (1836-1864) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Ticknor writes to his family from camp in Columbus, Kentucky. Reports they just received marching orders to board a transport and go down the Mississippi River with seven gun boats and twenty-five mortars. Anticipates a fight with two rebel gunboats on the river they have surrounded. Mentions their victory in New Madrid, Missouri. Encloses "... a few sesesh notions that I got in Columbus." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Navy Transportation Artillery Secession Confederate States of America Battle |
| People | Ticknor, Horace L. (1836-1864) |
| Place written | Columbus, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Ticknor enlisted 20 August 1861 in Illinois as a Corporal. He mustered into "K" Co., IL. 27th Infantry. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 27th Illinois infantry, K Company |