George W. Benson Correspondence,
Scope and Content
The collection contains eleven letters by George W. Benson, a Pennsylvania soldier stationed around Washington, D.C., Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania between 1863 and 1865. The letters, written to his sister, describe camp life and his comrades. He also talks about his hopes of finding a wife when he returns home.
Dates
- Creation: 1863 - 1865
Creator
- Benson, George W. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from George W. Benson Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains eleven letters the Pennsylvania soldier wrote from camps in Washington, D.C., Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania written by George W. Benson between 1863 and 1865.
Acquisition Information
The George W. Benson Correspondence was purchased in 1988.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the George W. Benson Correspondence was completed in November 2013.
- Title
- George W. Benson Correspondence, 1863-1865
- 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