George W. Beach Letter,
Scope and Content
The collection contains a letter from George W. Beach to James Earle, dated September 26, 1863. The letter responds to an earlier letter from James Earle and describes why Beach's brigade has limited rations. Beach states "when drawing of my subsistence stores at the 'Depot' in Culpeper they were not furnished, as they were not on hand..." The letter also has several endorsements signed by various officers and commissary agents, including Lt. Col. George H. Woods, 1st Minnesota and Brevet Brig. General Daniel D. Wiley. The majority of the endorsements are written on the back of the letter, with one pasted onto the side and folded in.
Dates
- 1863 - 1863
Creator
- Beach, George W. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the George W. Beach Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
George W. Beach was a captain in the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 3rd Corps of the Union Army during the United States Civil War.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains a letter from George W. Beach to James Earle, dated September 26, 1863. The letter responds to an earlier letter from James Earle and describes why Beach's brigade has limited rations.
Acquisition Information
The collection was purchased by Special Collections in July 2013.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the George W. Beach Letter was completed in July 2013.
- Title
- George W. Beach Letter, 1863
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2013 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
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