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Joseph Eames Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-019

Scope and Contents

The collection contains a letter written by Joseph Eames to the Confederate Secretary of War, April 20, 1863 in regards to petitioning the secretary to reassign his son, Pope Eames, to the Danville Gun Factory on account of Pope's being to sick to serve in the field.The letter includes information about Pope's service being in the 57th Virginia Infantry when he was discharged on account of disease. He was later conscripted and joined the 6th Virginia Cavalry. It also mentions that Pope was an expert mechanic and gunsmith. Joseph mentions his personal and public dedication to the Confederacy.

Dates

  • 1863

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Joseph Eames Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection contains a letter written by Joseph Eames to the Confederate Secretary of War, April 20, 1863 in regards to petitioning the secretary to reassign his son, Pope Eames, to the Danville Gun Factory on account of Pope's being to sick to serve in the field.

Acquisition Information

The Joseph Eames Letter was purchased by Special Collections in February 2015.

Alternate Form Available

This collection has been digitized and is available online.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Joseph Eames Letter was completed in September, 2018.

Title
Joseph Eames Letter, 1863
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

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308