The collection includes two original letters, one 1936 handwritten copy of an 1861 letter, and an undated letter. All correspondence relates to the Repass and Spangler families of Wythe County, Virginia. Included is a letter from Stephen Repass to his sons, dated September 8, 1861 that discusses an outbreak of measles in Bland County, recounts his participation as a fife player in the Valley Company band, and updates his sons upon happenings around the area. On the same paper, a letter from Henry M. Spangler to his brothers discusses how he injured "little Alice" and caught eight muskrats. A handwritten copy (1936) of an 1861 letter from J. A. Repass to his wife (copy made by his granddaughter and contains a note by her) is also present in the collection, talking about Repass's recent marches and the success of his regiment in a recent battle. Also included in the collection is a likely undated letter from E. [Eli] J. Repass to his wife. This last is on translucent paper and difficult to read.