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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02570.32 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Gustave Cook, H company, 8th regiment, Texas, cavalry |
| Title | Gustave Cook to Polly, Nellie and Peggy Cook sending his love |
| Date | 7 November 1862 |
| Author | Cook, Gustave (1835-1897) |
| Recipient | Cook, Polly Cook, Nellie Cook, Peggy |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | A short note just for the little girls so they "see that he does not forget his babies." Tells them to say their prayers, to study, be good and take care of their mother. Writes that he has a small white tent all to himself and say, "Would you not like very mush to have my little tent for a playhouse? Oh! I know you would and when the war ends I may bring you a little one if I can get it." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Letter Civil War Military History Confederate Soldier's Letter Confederate States of America Cavalry Religion Women's History Military Camp Children and Family |
| People | Cook, Gustave (1835-1897) Cook, Polly (fl. 1862) Cook, Nellie (fl. 1862) Cook, Peggy (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | In camp near Kingston, Tennessee |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Born in Alabama on July 3, 1835, Cook moved to Texas alone at the age of 15 and studied law independently. Cook enlisted as a private in 8th Texas Cavalry, "Terry's Texas Rangers," in 1861 and was promoted to colonel by July 1863. After the war he became a circuit court judge for Galveston, served in the Texas state legislature and led an unsuccessful campaign for governor in 1890. He died in 1897 of complications from a wound suffered during his military service. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Daughter |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 8th Texas Cavalry, H Company |