Mrs. T. J. Gaughan, Letters of a Confederate Surgeon, 1861-1865

Description

Letters of a Confederate Surgeon are the letters of Junius Newport Bragg of Arkansas. The collection is an excellent and very scarce Trans-Mississippi resource.

Bragg, a descendant of Jamestown hero Christopher Newport, served in the 11th and 33rd Arkansas. The letters to his wife are fulsome, romantic, and revealing of Bragg’s feelings and experiences. Included is a post-war recollection of the 1864 campaign and battle of Jenkins Ferry.

Light foxing; light water stain; light wear at extremities; else very good. Signed and dated by Helen Bragg Gaughan, author of the foreword.

Gaughan, Mrs. T. J. Letters of a Confederate Surgeon, 1861-65, by Mrs. T. J. Gaughan. Camden, AR: Hurley, 1960. 1st ed., 276p., frontispiece, illustrations.