Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence,
Scope and Content
The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence collection consists of 19 letters by 17 soldiers, and the letters date from 1861 and 1862 and were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, DC in the first 12-16 months of the Civil War. The majority of the letters were written to family members and contain mostly news from home, camp life, and local events. However, most letters also include some piece of war news or battle/skirmish description and opinions about the war. Some letters include transcripts.
Dates
- Creation: 1861 - 1862
Creator
- Gerry, C. E. (Person)
- Dixon, William D. (Person)
- Davis, George E. (Person)
- Cole, Luther (Person)
- Cole, Henry (Person)
- Baskin, J. T. (Person)
- Nickerson, Melville P. (Person)
- Rappleyea, Jeremiah C. (Person)
- Turrill, Reuben (Person)
- Stewart, Peter (Person)
- Van Fleet, Abraham (Person)
- Miller, Henry (Person)
- Penman, Abraham (Person)
- Gregory, W. B. (William Bartleman?), 1829-1887 (Person)
- Lukens, Franklin B. (Company E, 3rd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry) (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
See individual creators in the "Contents List" below for available biographical information.
Full Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence collection consists of 19 letters by 17 soldiers, dated between 1861 and 1862. Letters were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, DC in the first 12-16 months of the Civil War.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically by creator's last name.
Acquisition Information
The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence was donated to Special Collections by Michael S. Mitchell in July 2013. Additional donations are expected in the future.
Alternate Form Available
Letters and any available transcripts have been digitized and are available online.
DIGITAL CONTENT
This collections has been digitized and is available online.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence was completed in October 2013.
- Title
- Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence, 1861-1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nicole Hancock, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2014 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- 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