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R. H. Ford Civil War Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-030
Abstract
The collection contains a letter from R. H. Ford to his son, Willie. The letter dates from September 3, 1862 and originates from Knoxville.
Dates:
1862
Fort Pickens, Winchester, Virginia, Civil War Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-004
Abstract
The Fort Pickens, Winchester, Virginia, Civil War Letter concerns the creator, "GHD", telling his wife, Lizzie, that he has arrived in Winchester following a recent skirmish and local regimental activities.
Dates:
1861
Jack Foster Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-018
Abstract
The collection includes a letter from Jack Foster, a formerly enslaved person and body servant in the 36th Virginia Infantry, to Confederate General John McCausland, reminiscing about the Battle of Cloyd's Mountain and his time in camp service during the American Civil War.
Dates:
1883
Lafayette Sabine Foster Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-044
Abstract
Letter from United States Senator Lafayette Sabine Foster of Connecticut (1855-1867), dated in the Senate Chamber on June 9, 1862, and addressed to General Fitz John Porter, commander of the Army of the Potomac's V Corps during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War, congratulating Porter on his success during the Battle of Hanover Court House, Virginia, the previous month.
Dates:
1862
Lewis M. Foster Letter,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2014-007
Abstract
The collection includes a single letter from Lewis M. Foster to his mother, written near Petersburg, Virginia, December 1864.
Dates:
1864 - 1864
Samuel D. Foster Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-001
Abstract
Letter from Samuel D. Foster, a Union soldier during the American Civil War, written from Louisville, Kentucky on August 17, 1864, to the Wm. Johnston family, describing conditions at the Confederate prisoner-of-war camp in Danville, Virginia, from which Foster had been released.
Dates:
1864
William Edward Foster Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-006
Abstract
The William Edward Foster Family Papers includes correspondence to and from various members of the Foster family, especially William E. Foster and wife, Cora, as well as several members of the Wiatt family (William E. Foster's mother's maiden name) from about 1800-1920 (the bulk of the materials are from 1850-1884). The collection also contains a group of family papers and genealogy materials, mostly undated.Please note: The majority of this collection relates to William...
Dates:
1820-1931, n.d.
Esaw Worrell Franklin Letter
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-040
Abstract
The collection contains a letter written by Esaw Worrell Franklin, February 26, 1862, from the camp of the 29th Virginia Infantry, to his parents in Carroll County, Virginia.
Dates:
1862
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