Shenandoah County Letter Shenandoah County Letter, 1864 Ms.1996.010

Shenandoah County Letter, 1864 Ms.1996.010


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John M. Jackson

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1996.010
Title
Shenandoah County Letter 1864
Quantity
0.1 Cubic Feet, 1 folder
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
Letter from an unidentified, presumed Confederate soldier in Shenandoah County, Virginia, written on October 11, 1864, to his wife and children, providing his sons with instructions for sowing wheat and rye and describing a recent battle, probably the Battle of Tom's Brook.

Administrative Information

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The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Shenandoah County Letter, Ms1996-010, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Shenandoah County Letter was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1996.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Shenandoah County Letter commenced and was completed in October, 2023.


Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a single letter, written by an unidentified, presumed Confederate soldier in Shenandoah County, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The letter is addressed to the writer's wife and children and provides instructions to his sons on sowing his lands in wheat and rye. He also briefly describes a recent battle (probably the Battle of Tom's Brook), referring to it as "an awful fight and stampeed [sic] ... one of the worst that I ever saw." He notes that "the Yankees got 27 fine beeves" from him and shares his opinion that "brandy will ruin this valley army."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Civil War
  • Shenandoah County (Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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

Container List

folder 1
Letter
1864