Mary Kelly Letter,
Scope and Content
A single letter written to Mary Kelly of Bloomington, Indiana by an unknown Union soldier serving with the 10th Iowa infantry. The letter describes an ambush committed by Confederate soldiers against the Union soldiers stationed at Bird's Point, Missouri. Letter describes how three men from his company died as a result of this skirmish. Author directs further correspondence to Bird's Point care of Captain Paris P. Henderson.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1862
Creator
- Kelly, Mary (Collector, Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical Information
Letter to Mary Kelly of Bloomington, Indiana. Author of the letter was a Union soldier serving in Company G, 10th Iowa Infantry under Captain Paris Henderson.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter written to Mary Kelly by an unidentified Union soldier. Soldier was a member of the 10th Iowa infantry. Letter describes an ambush by Confederate soldiers that killed five men and wounded eight.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Mary Kelly Civil War Letter purchased for the Civil War collection in Special Collections in 1994.
General Physical Description note
1 folder; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Mary Kelly Civil War Letter was completed in February 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the Mary Kelly Letter, 1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Vipperman
- Date
- © 2009 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