James H. Hurst Letter
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter written by James H. Hurst, Co. K, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, July 4th, 1862, from Beaufort, South Carolina to his father. The letter describes celebration of the Fourth of July among the Union soldiers stationed around Beaufort, South Carolina. Hurst describes the excitement in camp due to the celebration of the fourth of July. His Colonel planned on making a speech and his captain brought some liquor for the men. All soldiers had the day off and artillery salutes took place. He also laments the dead who were alive one year previous and wishes to be home by the next fourth of July.
Dates
- 1862
Creator
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from James H. Hurst Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of a letter written by James H. Hurst, Co. K, 50th Pennsylvania Infantry, July 4th, 1862, from Beaufort, South Carolina to his brother. The letter describes celebration of the Fourth of July among the Union soldiers stationed around Beaufort, South Carolina.
Acquisition Information
The James H. Hurst Letter was purchased by Special Collections in March 2016.
Alternate Form Available
This collection has been digitized and is available online.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the James H. Hurst Letter was completed in September, 2018.
- Title
- James H. Hurst Letter, 1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeff Felton, Graduate Intern, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2019 (CC0)
- 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