White, Silas T. Letters, 1861-1862. 1 vol.; typescript copies of letters. Location: J:7. Member of the Hunter Rifles, 4th Louisiana Infantry Regiment, during the Civil War. Letters to White's family in Woodland, Louisiana, describe his enlistment in the Confederate army and living conditions in camps in Mississippi and Louisiana. White also describes a detail to block the Atchafalaya River in Louisiana. For further information, see online catalog. Mss. 368.