CHARLTON FAMILY. LETTER, 1861
Series
Scope and Contents note
Waddy C. Charlton (1839), Montgomery County, Virginia native and soldier in the 4th Virginia Infantry. Photocopy of letter to Charlton from unidentified brother in Christiansburg, Virginia. Mentions family matters, local crop conditions, the local movement of troops aboard trains, prospects for a Confederate invasion of Washington D.C. and Maryland, and military activities in northwestern Virginia.
Dates
- 1861
Creator
- From the Collection: Hart, Henry Waldo, 1832-1895 (Corporal, 2nd Connecticut Light Artillery Battery) (Person)
- From the Collection: Garrett, Samuel Edwin, 1835(?)-1865 (Person)
- From the Collection: Turner, Mary H. (Person)
- From the Collection: Walther, C. F. W., 1811-1887 (Person)
- From the Collection: Prillaman family (Family)
- From the Collection: Shreve, David Prentiss (Lexington, Va.) (Person)
- From the Collection: Hilton, John, 1828-1903 (Person)
- From the Collection: Holcombe family (Family)
- From the Collection: Charlton family (Montgomery County, Va.) (Family)
- From the Collection: Hayes, Carl N. (Person)
- From the Collection: Duncan, William E. (Person)
- From the Collection: Compton, John R. (Person)
- From the Collection: Fitting, Minnie Adams (Person)
- From the Collection: Evans, Washington C. (Person)
- From the Collection: Baker family (Family)
- From the Collection: Babcock, H. O. (Person)
- From the Collection: Briggs, Marian (Person)
- From the Collection: Bailey, Pattie Dobson Talley, b.1888 (Person)
- From the Collection: Jordan, Charles Francis, 1837-1922 (Person)
- From the Collection: Houck family (Family)
- From the Collection: Armistead, Mary Frances (Person)
- From the Collection: McKinnis, Henry, 1841-1893 (Person)
- From the Collection: Campbell, Donald (Co. K, 12th Regiment [New York State Militia?]) (Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu