Poems Written for Lewis G. Creasy
Scope and Content
This collection includes poems were written for Creasy by someone else whose identity is unknown. There are two poems, "The Virginia Girls Song" and the companion piece, "The Volunteers Reply." A note at the bottom of the second page indicates the poems were "written by a true friend for Mr. L. Creasy" in December 1863.
Dates
- December 27, 1863
Creator
- Creasy, Lewis G. (Recipient, Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Poems written for Lewis G. Creasy must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Private Lewis G. Creasy of Pittsylvania County, Virginia enlisted in Company G of the 28th Regiment of the Virginia Infantry in February 1862. According to Regimental histories, he was wounded in action at Seven Pines, Va., June 1, 1862 and again at Petersburg, on June 16, 1864.
According to the 1920 census, he and his brother John had a farm in West Virginia. Lewis was widowed and his grandson Carl Robertson worked the farm with his grandfather and uncle. John and Lewis both served in the same company during the Civil War. John was captured 3 times.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes poems were written for Creasy by someone else whose identity is unknown. There are two poems, "The Virginia Girls Song" and the companion piece, "The Volunteers Reply." A note at the bottom of the second page indicates the poems were "written by a true friend for Mr. L. Creasy" in December 1863.
Acquisition Information
This collection was purchased by Special Collections in August, 2014.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Poems written for Lewis G. Creasy was completed in February, 2015.
- Title
- Poems Written for Lewis G. Creasy, 1863
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2015 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- 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