Letter from W.D. Holder to French Tipton

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Title: Letter from W.D. Holder to French Tipton

Description: This twelve page letter's connection with other correspondence in this collection suggests Tipton used it to further his investigations. Holder mentions he and Joseph Casey (see above) have recently been in contact. The letter acknowledges Holder's genealogical relationship to Capt. Richard Callaway Holder and provides a detailed sketch of his family. It also provides some interesting environmental descriptions of a pristine Mississippi inhabited by "Chickasaw Indians." Holder then provides his biographical sketch, which included a career as a Deputy U.S. Marshall, State Legislature for the Union Whig Party and local gentleman and farmer. He then provides details regarding his service record in the Confederate Army, which was extensive and included a severely broken leg that took eight anxious weeks to heal before he could resume his efforts. He was then elected to the Confederate Congress. After the Civil War he then saw a doctor to remove the musket ball that was still lodged in his body, only to find out it was an explosive ball that still had an active powder charge.

Source: Tipton, French Papers

Date: 1892-11-10

Format: correspondence

Language: eng

Type: text

Identifier: 2011a001-b1-f03-i16