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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Russell F. Wright Letter, 1864, Ms2023-124, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Russell F. Wright Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in February 2016.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Russell F. Wright Letter was completed in October 2023.

Biographical Note

Russell F. (sometimes Russel) Wright was born in Lewis County, New York, and he worked as a wagon maker. During the American Civil War, He enlisted in 1862 at the age of 26 at Hopewell, New York as a Private in Company K of the 148th New York Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. He was promoted to Corporal on January 1, 1863, and was wounded on December 16, 1863, at Yorktown, Virginia. Wright was killed in action at Fair Oaks, Virignia, on October 27, 1864, at the age of 28.

External sources:

"Russel F Wright" in the New York, U.S., Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, 1861-1900, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/557278:1965 , accessed October 30, 2023.

Scope and Content

The Russell F. Wright Letter is from Wright to Euphermia O. Gillet on September 25th, 1864, during the American Civil War. The letter contains information about Confederate General Wade Hampton's Beefsteak Raid while Wright was with the 148th Regiment of the New York Infantry in the Union Army, at City Point, Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Russell F. Wright Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).