Edward Charles Parker Letter
Scope and Content
This collection contains a letter authored by Edward Charles Parker, a Union Officer during the Civil War. Parker sent the letter to his wife to update her on his present condition and what he had been doing in the army. Parker writes about his experience in Frederickburg, his visit to Washington D. C., his interactions with his superior officers, and his opinion about the people living in Virginia. The collection also contains a transcript of the letter.
Dates
- 1862
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Biographical Note
Edward Charles Parker was born in 1835 and lived until 1897. Parker mustered into Company E, 94th New York Volunteers as a 1st Seargent om February 13, 1862. Later that year Parker was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and by the end of the war Parker had attained the rank of Captain.
External Sources:
Edward Charles Parker in the New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900
Capt Edward C Parker
in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains a letter authored by Edward Charles Parker, a Union Officer during the American Civil War.
Source of Acquisition
The Edward Charles Parker Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in February 2019.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Edward Charles Paker Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Edward Charles Parker Letter was completed in October 2023.
- Title
- Edward Charles Parker Letter, 1862
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tyler Williams, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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