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[Identification of item], in the H. C. Kendrick Papers, #397-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Gift prior to 1941

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• Confederate States of America--Social conditions.
• Confederate States of America. Army--Military life.
• Confederate States of America. Army. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 9th.
• Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.
• Kendrick, H. C., d. 1863.
• Sectionalism (United States)
• Soldiers--Confederate States of America--Correspondence.
• Soldiers--Health and hygiene--Confederate States of America.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects.
• United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects.
• Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Letters from Kendrick, a Confederate soldier, member of the 9th Georgia Infantry Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia, to his parents, brothers, and sister. Letters were written from camps at or near the following locations: Daleville, Va.; Winchester, Va.; Manassas, Va.; Centerville, Va.; Camp Sam Jones; Savannah, Ga.; Gordonsville, Va.; Fredericksburg, Va.; Richmond, Va.; and Suffolk, Va. Kendrick's letters contain little discussion of major battles. They do give excellent views of camp life, food, sickness among the troops, rapid marches, and other aspects of military life, including troop morale, the importance of mail from home, hatred of Yankees, drills, the superiority of southern soldiers, patriotism, kindness of the local populace (particularly the ladies of Virginia), scenery, northern degeneracy, and homesickness. Some minor skirmishes are described. A final letter is from Kendrick's commanding officer to Kendrick's parents describing Kendrick's death at Gettysburg.