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Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)Tyler Williams, Student Assistant
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The collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder], Edward Charles Parker Letter, 1862, Ms2023-115, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Edward Charles Parker Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in February 2019.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Edward Charles Parker Letter was completed in October 2023.
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
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.
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/ ).