Letter,, 1861 - 1861
File — Folder: 1
Scope and Content Note
From the Collection:
The Thomas Booth Correspondence contains one eight page letter datelined Yorktown 9 June 1861 and addressed to "My Little Darling." The letter contains brief descriptions of cavalry scouting activites and troop movement, reports from the battlefield, camp life, and the citizens on the homefront. Booth remarks that the Confederate scouts "laugh and talk about chasing the Yanks as I would about running a fox."
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1861
Creator
- From the Collection: Booth, Thomas, 1840-1923 (3rd Virginia Cavalry) (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Contact:
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu