William Gildersleeve Vardell Letters

Major from South Carolina in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; served in the Quartermaster's Department attached to the Holcomb Legion and the 17th, 18th, 22nd, and 23rd South Carolina regiments. Collection consists of photocopies of forty-eight letters from Vardell to his wife Jennie, written between August 1862 and August 1863, while he was encamped in Montgomery, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi. Writes longs and eloquent letters about news and effects of the war and battles, items he would like sent from home, and the strength of his Christian faith, among other topics. Also includes a letter written in October 1882 to Mrs. J. Jackson.