![Letter and letter fragment, 1864 February, Oscar D. Ladley to Mother and Sisters [Catherine, Mary, and Alice Ladley]](https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms138/1134/thumbnail.jpg)
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Item Identifier Number
ms138_01_07_03
Creation Date
2-1864
Collection
MS-138: Oscar D. Ladley Papers
Keywords
ms138_01_07_03; United States--Civil War; Folly Island (South Carolina); St. James Island (S.C. : Island); Kiawah Island (S.C. : Island); Plantations; Regiments
Description
Letter to Oscars Ladley's mother an sisters from Folly Island, South Carolina. Oscar writes about marching to St. James island and a skirmish that happened at a plantation there. This also includes a fragment of a letter where Oscar details his thoughts on drafting men for the war, asking his sister, Mary, who she is planning to marry in July, and other news from camp.
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Special Collections and Archives; Wright State University Libraries
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Digital Services Department; Wright State University Libraries
Document Type
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