Letter from Billie, Camp Petersburg, Virginia, to Maggie, North Carolina, December 18, 1864
A letter from Billie, a Confederate soldier stationed near Camp Petersburg, Virginia, to his sister, Maggie, in North Carolina. He tells her about hearing the Yankees saluting General Sherman for landing on the coast. He asked his sister to tell their father to hide his corn from deserters.The dig...
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Documents Letter from Billie, Camp Petersburg, Virginia, to Maggie, North Carolina, December 18, 1864 |
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Documents Brothers and sisters; Soldiers--Virginia; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Confederate States of America. Army--Barracks and quarters; Military deserters; letters (correspondence) |
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A letter from Billie, a Confederate soldier stationed near Camp Petersburg, Virginia, to his sister, Maggie, in North Carolina. He tells her about hearing the Yankees saluting General Sherman for landing on the coast. He asked his sister to tell their father to hide his corn from deserters.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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Letter from Billie, Camp Petersburg, Virginia, to Maggie, North Carolina, December 18, 1864Text1864-12-18engelectronic; image/jpeg; 2 p.A letter from Billie, a Confederate soldier stationed near Camp Petersburg, Virginia, to his sister, Maggie, in North Carolina. He tells her about hearing the Yankees saluting General Sherman for landing on the coast. He asked his sister to tell their father to hide his corn from deserters.The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.Brothers and sisters; Soldiers--Virginia; Confederate States of America. Army--Military life; Confederate States of America. Army--Barracks and quarters; Military deserters; letters (correspondence)United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; United States--Virginia--Camp PetersburgThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsWade Hall collection of Civil War materialsu0003_0004273Box 4273.001, Folder 033u0003_0001940_0000001http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20598https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/4873Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17336coll58/id/302 |
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Letter from Billie, Camp Petersburg, Virginia, to Maggie, North Carolina, December 18, 1864 |
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Letter from Billie, Camp Petersburg, Virginia, to Maggie, North Carolina, December 18, 1864 |
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