Letter to Isaac White from Colonel James D. Imboden inviting White to apply as a surgeon in Imboden's regiment,, July 24, 1862
Scope and Content Information
The Isaac White papers consist of letters written mostly by White to his wife, Mary Virginia Day White, while he served with the Confederate Army as an assistant surgeon during the Civil War. He refers to her as Jinnie in the letters. Many of the letters are written while encamped along the Shenandoah Valley. Other papers include literature gathered by Bess Duvall White Snead, Isaac White's grand-daughter, in her search for military information about Isaac White.
The "Contents List" contains links to transcriptions of most of the letters in the collection. A few of the letters have also been scanned as jpgs.
Dates
- Creation: July 24, 1862
Creator
- From the Collection: White, Isaac, 1837-1889 (Person)
- From the Collection: Snead, Bess Duvall White (Person)
Access
Collection is open to research.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box; 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu