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Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, Civil War Letter

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Ms-1991-009

Scope and Content

Letter written August 26, 1861, from Aunt Netty in a springs resort in Pennsylvania, to "Dear John," in the West. Netty writes about the distracted state of the country, seeing Confederate colonel John Pegram at the Springs (listed under an alias, recruiting his health after surrendering to McClellan in the West Virginia Operations), and her opinion of traitors to the Union.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 - 1861

Full Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository

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