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George Washington Riggs letter dated October 11, 1863

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Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0007_0004
Creator	Riggs, George W., 1846-1923
Title	George Washington Riggs letter dated October 11, 1863
Subject	Riggs, George W., 1846-1923--Correspondence United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry 4th Independent Battalion (1863-1864). Company C Soldiers--United States--Correspondence
Description	Letter dated October 11, 1863 from U.S. Army soldier George Washington Riggs to his brother, Willard A. Riggs. The letter was written from Camp Cumberland Gap. In the letter, he describes traveling by horseback from Covington, Kentucky across the state to Cumberland Gap, on the Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee border. He writes that he was in the saddle for "10 days." He indicates that he is in good health, and provides information about other soldiers, possibly men they both know from home.
Date Original	1863-10-11
Biographical/Historical Note	George Washington Riggs was born in Meigs County, Ohio on November 1, 1846. He mustered into the United States Army 4th Ohio Independent Cavalry Battalion, Company C at Camp Dennison near Cincinnati, Ohio in June 1863. His occupation at the time of enlistment was recorded as "farmer." During Riggs' military service, his battalion participated in the pursuit of Confederate Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan's troops after their incursion into Ohio during July 1863. The battalion was sent to Kentucky in September 1863 and participated in skirmishes at Cumberland Gap and other places along the Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia border. He mustered out of the service in February 1864, eventually returning to Meigs County, Ohio where he married his wife, Rachel Eleanor (nee Lisle) Riggs. They had seven children. In the last two decades of his life, he moved to Ravenswood, West Virginia, where he died on February 11, 1923.
Extent	4 scans
Format	Digital reproduction of 4-page document, 20 x 13 cm.
Publisher	Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program Enoch Pratt Free Library
Date Digital	2011-07
Language	English
Type	Text
Coverage	1861-1870
Relation	Is Part Of The Civil War in Your Attic Is Part Of the Maryland Digital Cultural Heritage Program
Related items	Item provided to The Civil War in Your Attic Project by digital donor number MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0007
Rights	Permission to publish is required. Please contact Michael Scott, Digitization Supervisor/MDCH Coordinator, Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-545-6342, mdch@prattlibrary.org.

Identifier	MCW_MDCH_11-07-16_DON0007_0004_0001
Title	Page 1
Transcript	[upper left corner: embossed stamp of SOUTHWORTH Paper Company] Camp Cumberland Gap October the 11 1863 Dear brother I seat my self to let you know that I am well and I hope when thes fiew [these few] lines comes [sic] to hand they will find you the same[.] I reseved [received] a letter from muther [sic] yesterday[.] [words illegible] Well Will ard [Willard] will have bin an alang [been on a long] march[.] Wee [sic] started from Covington [Kentucky] on thursday and was in our sadles fur [saddles for] 10 days and sum times weeud [sometimes we would] march about half the night and I stud it bulley [bully.]

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