Jane Wade Letter,
Scope and Content
The collection contains a photocopy of a homefront letter from Wade in Christiansburg, Virginia, written on May 15, 1864, to her husband John, a soldier in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. She writes about the Yanks advancing on Dublin [Virginia] and burning town buildings, the wounded, and looting by the Yankee soldiers. Transcript available.
Dates
- Creation: 1864 - 1864
Creator
- Wade, Jane Harriet (Edie), 1826-1912 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Jane Wade Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
John C. Ware (1829-1889) and Jane (Edie) Wade (1826-1912) had at least 7 children: Emily Elizabeth (1852-1876), Joseph Edie (1854-1920), William Hamilton (1857-1937), Mary Louise (1859-1938), Virginia Shields (1863-?), Edward Barnett (1867-1892) and Kate Taylor (1869-?). Both John and Jane are buried in Christiansburg, Virginia.
During the Civil War, Wade was a captain in Company G., 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry (Stonewall Brigade). Throughout his non-military career, he was a railroad clerk, merchant, accountant, and acounty clerk for Montgomery County (1881-1887).
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a photocopy of a letter from Wade in Christiansburg, Virginia, written on May 15, 1864, to her husband John, a soldier in the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
Acquisition Information
The collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1987.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jane Wade Letter was completed in October 2013.
Subject
- Wade, John C. (John Crow), 1829-1889 (Person)
- Title
- Jane Wade Letter, 1864
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2014 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- 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