For some time now, I have been trying to locate the Civil War papers of Emmet
D. Cavett of Noxubee County, Misissippi., who was a member of the 19th
Mississippi Infantry (I am writing a history of that unit). So far, no luck.
I know there were some of his letters still in existence as late as 1941,
since an article in The Journal of Mississippi History, No.3 (1941), pp.
289-296 was based on one such letter.
Would anyone by chance know what happened to his letters or know who may know
this information? I have written to various libraries and historical
societies in Noxubee County and to the Mississippi Archives about this but no
luck. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Bill Furr
Montgomery, Alabama