Henrie H. Alexander Letter
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a letter written June 10,1862, from Alexander in Blacksburg, to Captain W. G. Price in Wytheville, Virginia, about a recent skirmish with the Union soldiers at Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1862
Creator
- Alexander, Henrie H., d.1916 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Henrie H. Alexander must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Henrie H. Alexander was Blacksburg, Virginia, resident. In 1861, he mustered in as a 1st Sergeant with Company C, 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. He may have transferred to the 45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry in August of 1861. He is also listed as a Second Lieutenant/Aide-de-Camp for the CSA General and Staff Officers. Alexander died in 1916.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Henrie H. Alexander Letter was donated to Special Collections before 1960.
Alternate Form Available
Images of the letter (gifs) are availabe on the Special Collections website. See the "Contents List" below for links to images.
General Physical Description note
1 folder; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henrie H. Alexander Letter commenced and was completed in 1960. Additional description was completed prior to 2008 and in 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to the Henrie H. Alexander Letter 1862
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in 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