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Lee Hendrix Correspondence, 1862-1863 (Ms1990-020)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1990-020

Dates

  • 1862 - 1863

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Private in Co. B of the 1st North Carolina Sharpshooter Battalion in the Civil War. Collection consists of eight letters from Hendrix in camp in Front Royal, Virginia, and in a hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Noah Beeson. Writes of lice in the camp and boredom between confrontations with the enemy. Mentions the Battle of Fredericksburg (December 1862). Transcripts available.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

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