Conrad C. Badger Letter,
Scope and Content
The collection contains a letter from a Union soldier, Conrad C. Badger, in the Civil War writing his mother from Nashua, New Hampshire. Badger writes that he intends to enlist in the 6th New Hampshire Regiment as a nurse after trying to get positions with surgeons in two other regiments. Records indicate that Badger was at one point a private with Company I.
Dates
- Creation: 1864 - 1864
Creator
- Badger, Conrad C. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish from the Conrad C. Badger Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter from Badger in New Hampshire to his mother.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Conrad C. Badger Letter was purchased by Special Collections in 1989.
Alternate Form Available
Images (gifs) of the letter are available on the Special Collections website. See the "Contents List" below for links to the images.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Conrad C. Badger Letter commenced and was completed in 1989. Additional description was completed before 2008 and in February 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to the Conrad C. Badger Letter, 1864
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2010 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