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Box 1

 Container

Contains 1 Result:

Correspondence, 1861-06-10 - 1861-12-26

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Andrew Given Family Correspondence contains 41 letters by Private Andrew Given written to his wife, Eliza F. Given. The letters cover Given's military service in Virginia from June 1861 until just before his desertion from the army in September 1862. The letters concern life in encampments including Fort Worth near Alexandria, battles he fought in, and capturing Confederate flags. Out of 41 letters, only 29 letters are war-dated. Although the majority of letters are written to his wife,...
Dates: 1861-06-10 - 1861-12-26