Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence
Scope and Content
The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence consists of 40 letters by 31 soldiers, and the letters date from 1861 and 1862 and were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, D.C., in the first 12-16 months of the American Civil War. The majority of the letters were written to family members and contain mostly news from home, camp life, and local events. However, most letters also include some piece of war news or battle/skirmish description and opinions about the war. Some letters include transcripts.
Dates
- 1861 - 1862
Creator
- Ash, William (3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry) (Person)
- Baskin, J. T. (Person)
- Cole, Henry (Person)
- Cole, Luther (Person)
- Davis, George E. , d.1863 (Company F, Harris Light Cavalry) (Person)
- Dixon, William D. (Person)
- Edwards, Clarke S. (Clarke Swett), 1824-1903 (Person)
- Gerry, C. E. (Person)
- Green, Josiah M. (Person)
- Gregory, W. B. (William Bartleman), 1829-1887 (Person)
- Guion, J. Marshall, 1822-1891 (Person)
- Hanna, James W. (Person)
- Hersum, George L. (5th Regiment, New Hampshire Infantry) (Person)
- Hunt, Melvin (72nd Regiment, New York Infantry) (Person)
- Lacaster, G. W. (Person)
- Lukens, Franklin B. (Company E, 3rd Regiment, New Jersey Infantry) (Person)
- Kyger, Henry C. (5th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry) (Person)
- Miller, Henry (Person)
- Nickerson, Melville P. (2nd Regiment, Maine Infantry) (Person)
- Penman, Abraham (12th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserve Infantry (41st Volunteers)) (Person)
- Rappleyea, Jeremiah C. (1st Regiment, New Jersey Infantry) (Person)
- Stewart, Peter (79th NY Highland Guard) (Person)
- Stickley, Peter B., 1825-1861 (Person)
- Turrill, Reuben (Person)
- Van Fleet, Abraham (Person)
- Way, Alexander M. (Alexander Moore), 1826-1890 (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
See individual creators in the inventory below for available biographical information.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence consists of 40 letters by 31 soldiers, dated between 1861 and 1862. Letters were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, D.C., in the first 12-16 months of the American Civil War.
Arrangement
This collection is by material type: correspondence then print. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by creator's surname, with unknown surnames at the end arranged alphabetically by given name.
Source of Acquisition
The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence was donated to Special Collections by Michael S. Mitchell in July 2013. An additional 21 letters, as well as a print, were donated to Special Collections in October 2017.
Existence and Location of Copies
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-lwork/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence was completed in October 2013. The 2017 accession was processed in May 2019.
- Title
- Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence, 1861-1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nicole Hancock, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2019 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
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