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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Welsh Family Papers, WLU Coll. 0203, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

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Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Elizabeth and Daniel Welsh.

Biographical / Historical

The Welsh family is from Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection is primarily general family correspondence including Civil War letters (dated 1862-1864) from John P. Welsh, a Confederate infantry officer, and James L. Welsh. There are also 34 family letters on microfilm, 12 of which were written by John P. Welsh during his confinement in a Federal prison.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Family records
• Microfilms
• Personal narratives -- Confederate
• Prisoners
• Virginia
• Welsh family
• Welsh, Daniel
• Welsh, Elizabeth