Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of three letters written by both Raphael C. and Erasmus Bauserman to their mother, sisters, and brothers while they served as Confederate Privates for Virginia's 12th Cavalry, Company K in the Civil War. The first letter is dated September 9, 1861. Written by Raphael, he mentions his family traveling to Winchester, Virginia.The second letter is written by Raphael from a camp near Richmond, Virginia; it is dated June 6, 1864. It details the...