Folder 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
William Burgess Letter
Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: Ms-1989-050
Scope and Content
Letter written August 24, 1886, to General William D. Dixon from Burgess, formerly a first lieutenant in the 6th Pennsylvania Corps in the Civil War. Burgess describes the skirmish at Drainsville, Virginia (December 1861), and the actions of General Edward O. Ord in that engagement.
Dates:
1886 - 1886
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech