Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains 11 letters sent to Dr. Henry Clay Sommerville, serving as a surgeon in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Nine of the letters were sent from acquaintances in Liberty (now Bedford), Virginia, in early 1864. Included are letters from M. R. Scruggs, H. Feild, and J. R. Tinsley, relaying news of local social activities and news of mutual acquaintances (including gossip), as well as hospital news. Two letters from a woman identified only as "F. J. W."...