John Pittman Letter
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a letter written by John Pittman, 12th North Carolina Infantry, from camp around Fredericksburg, Virginia, April 23, 1863. The letter is written to his mother and in it he describes his health and that of his comrades. He mentions that his Regiment had been ordered to cook rations and to be ready to move and that three men deserted from the regiment the night before.
Dates
- 1863
Creator
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from John Pittman 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 John Pittman, 12th North Carolina Infantry, from camp around Fredericksburg, Virginia, April 23, 1863. The letter is written to his mother and in it he describes his health and that of his comrades. He mentions that his Regiment had been ordered to cook rations and to be ready to move and that three men deserted from the regiment the night before.
Acquisition Information
The John Pittman Letter was purchased by Special Collections in December 2017.
Alternate Form Available
This collection has been digitized and is available online.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John Pittman Letter was completed in September, 2018.
- Title
- John Pittman Letter, 1863
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeff Felton, Graduate Intern and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- 2019 (CC0 1.0)
- 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