Box 1
Container
Contains 8 Results:
Correspondence to Jennie (wife) from W.T. James; Camp Belcher, Richmond, Virginia, October 4, 1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
Death of two soldiers in his company due to sickness; move to Camp Belcher; unit not completely equipped; urges Jennie to visit him
Dates:
October 4, 1861
Correspondence to "Brother Waddy" from Alexander Floyd Wall, May 22, 1862
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
Purchase of a horse
Dates:
May 22, 1862
Correspondence to "Col" from Alexander Floyd Wall, Matamoras, Montgomery County, November 15, 1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
Corn and wheat harvest poor; difficult and expensive to buy corn and wheat; trouble with deserters
Dates:
November 15, 1864
Correspondence to "Col" from Alexander Floyd Wall; Blacksburg, Montgomery County, March 2, 1865
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
Severe winter; difficulty getting supplies; discusses transfer of slaves
Dates:
March 2, 1865
Unit Roster
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
Part of roster of 57th Virginia Infantry" [from p. 66 of book:"57th Virginia Infantry" by Charles W. Sublett]
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Service Records
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
Confederate service records, including copy of commission as Lt. Colonel [6 pages]
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Obituary
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
Copy of obituary from unknown newspaper, 1931
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Battle Report
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents note
Copy of "Report of Lieut. Col. Waddy T. James. Fifty-seventh Virginia Infantry, of the battle of Malvern Hill."
Dates:
1861 - 1865