Martha McDonald Letter
Scope and Content
This collection contains a letter of Martha McDonald, written from Rutherford County, North Carolina, responding to a letter she received from her husband, Lewis, on the previous day, September 14, 1862. She inquires after a mutual friend who was wounded and taken prisoner by Union troops. In the postscript she thanks Lewis for a Bible he sent her.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1862
Creator
- McDonald, Martha (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Martha McDonald Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Martha McDonald was a southern woman, presumably of North Carolina, and wife to a Confederate soldier, Lewis McDonald. Civil War service records show a Lewis McDonald who served in Company C, 55th North Carolina Infantry. The company's muster roll indicates that McDonald was a farmer, born in Rutherford County, North Carolina. He was promoted to corporal during the war and served through the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter of Martha McDonald to her husband, Lewis McDonald, a soldier in the Confederate Army, written in Rutherford County, North Carolina, on September 15, 1862.
Acquisition Information
The Martha McDonald Letter was purchased by Special Collections.
General Physical Description note
1 container; 0.1 cu. ft.
- Title
- A Guide to the Martha McDonald Letter, 1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Emily Bibby
- Date
- © 2008 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