Wall, Alexander Floyd, 1826-1899
Person
Biographical Note
Alexander Floyd Wall was born to Adam and Elizabeth Wall in October 1826. In 1860, he was appointed postmaster for the Matamoras, Montgomery County, Virginia, post office. By this time, census recorrds also list him as being a farmer. In 1861, Wall married Pheobe James. The couple had at least seven children. Wall died in 1899 and is buried in a family cemetery in Montgomery County, Virginia.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Alexander Floyd Wall Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1982-007
Scope and Content Information
This collection consists of photocopies of four letters, 1862-65, three of which are from Wall to his brother-in-law, Waddy Thompson James (1836-1926 or 1931), a Captain of Company B and then Lieutenant Colonel of the 57th Virginia Infantry. Wall's letters describe conditions on his farm during the war, prices of crops, problems of getting supplies to soldiers, and the transfer of slaves. Company B, or the "Franklin Sharpshooters," was organized by James of men from Franklin County,...
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech