Finding Aid for the Richard C. Bridges Collection
MUM01789
Table of Contents
PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01789/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator - Collector
- Batton, George, Mrs.
- Creator - Creator
- Bridges, Richard C.
- Title
- Richard C. Bridges Collection
- ID
- MUM01789
- Date
- 1861-1864
- Extent
- 0.42 Linear feet (1 box)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Abstract
- The collection contains correspondence of Richard C. Bridges, a soldier in the 11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company A (commonly known as the University Greys) during the Civil War.
Preferred Citation
Richard C. Bridges Collection (MUM01789), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Biographical Note
Richard C. Bridges was a student at the University of Mississippi in 1861. After the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, he joined the University Greys. Bridges fought with the Greys in Virginia, and sustained a fatal injury at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864.
Scope and Content
The collection contains correspondence, chiefly written by Richard C. Bridges to family members while fighting with the University Greys in Virginia. Bridges's letters concern health, worries, holidays, lack of receiving letters, homesickness, battles and wound history.
Also included are a letter from fellow soldier J.T. Alford to Bridges; a letter from nurse Louisa A. Smith to Bridges's sister Matilda Norman after Bridges's death; and a letter from May Alford to Matilda Norman, concerning domestic matters.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries February 2013
Access Restrictions
The Richard C. Bridges Collection is open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Acquisition Information
Received from descendents of Richard C. Bridges, 2012
Processing Information
Collection processed by Troy Smith, October 2012. Finding aid created by Kathryn Michaelis, February 2013.
Alternative Formats
This collection has been digitized as part of the Civil War Archive.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
For more collections related to the Civil War, please see the Archives' Civil War subject guide.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Confederate States of America -- Social conditions
- Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 11th. Company A
- Confederate States of America -- Archives
Format(s)
- correspondence
Collection Inventory
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Folder 1.1 Richard C. Bridges to sister, 26 January 1861 |
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Folder 1.2 Richard C. Bridges to mother, 10 July 1861 |
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Folder 1.3 Richard C. Bridges to sister, 25 October 1861 |
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Folder 1.4 Richard C. Bridges to mother, 3 November 1861 |
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Folder 1.5 Richard C. Bridges to Sister M., 5 November 1861 |
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Folder 1.6 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 31 December 1861 |
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Folder 1.7 Richard C. Bridges to his friend Mr. Norman, 18 January 1862 |
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Folder 1.8 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 22 February 1862 |
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Folder 1.9 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 2 January 1863 |
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Folder 1.10 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 10 January 1863 |
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Folder 1.11 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 29 January 1863 |
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Folder 1.12 Richard C. Bridges to Sister M., 4 February 1863 |
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Folder 1.13 Richard C. Bridges, presumably to his sister, [28 February or 1 March 1863] |
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Folder 1.14 Richard C. Bridges to his Sister M., 27 March 1863 |
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Folder 1.15 Richard C. Bridges to his Sister M., 16 April 1863 |
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Folder 1.16 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 5 May 1863 |
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Folder 1.17 Richard C. Bridges to his sister Carrie, 15 May 1863 |
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Folder 1.18 Richard C. Bridges to his sister Carrie, 22 July 1863 |
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Folder 1.19 Richard C. Bridges to his sister Matilda, 31 July [1863?] |
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Folder 1.20 Richard C. Bridges to his sister Matilda, 16 August 1863 |
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Folder 1.21 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 30 January 1864 |
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Folder 1.22 J.T. Alford to Mr. Bridges, 25 March, 1864 |
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Folder 1.23 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 25 April 1864 |
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Folder 1.24 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, 26 May 1864 |
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Folder 1.25 Louisa A. Smith to Matilda Norman, 3 June 1864 |
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Folder 1.26 May Alford to Matilda Norman, 6 December [?] |
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Folder 1.27 Richard C. Bridges to his sister, undated |
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