The collection contains a letter written by Esaw Worrell Franklin, February 26, 1862, from the camp of the 29th Virginia Infantry, to his parents in Carroll County, Virginia. Franklin's regiment was in western Virginia around Pound Gap and the Clinch River at the time of this letter. He describes the activities he and his regiment were involved in,t he Clinch River and local creek flooding, the loss of material while crossing a flooded creek, a skirmish with the Yankees, and various camps and mileage of the expedition. The letter also includes Franklin's desire for a visit home on furlough and the likelihood of it.