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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], A. Fenn Letter, 1865-01-11, Ms2024-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The A. Fenn Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in February 2019.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the A. Fenn Letter was completed in June 2024.

Biographical Note

The author of this letter is likely Austin Fenn, a soldier in Co. H of the 10th Vermont Infantry. Fenn mustered into the Union Army as a private and by the end of the war had reached the rank of corporal.

Source: National Park Service Civil War Soldier Details

Scope and Content

This collection contains a four page letter from A. Penn to his wife, describing life in the army and an instance where Confederate soldiers wearing Union overcoats attacked Union forces along the Weldon Railroad to interfere with resupply efforts. The collection also contains a typed transcript of the letter.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

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

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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