John McKinney Howell letter (Original) 29 Aug 1864
Part of a series of letters written by Dr. John McKinney Howell to his wife Emma B. (Heard) Howell while he served in the Confederate Army as a doctor at Andersonville Prison. This is a copy of the original handwritten letter - due to lack of paper text is both horizontal and vertical. Also see the transcribed and typed version by Betty Howell Traver. Original letters donated by B. H. Traver to the University of Georgia.