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Glendening Family Letters

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3453

Overview

Glendening Family Letters, 1864-1883. Correspondence (6 items) relating to the wartime death of Private Abraham Glendening, 5th Co., Ohio Sharp Shooters. Letters detail the circumstances of Glendening's death; the conflict in which he was killed (action involving gunboat near Hollowells Landing, Alabama, May 12, 1864); efforts to acquire his belongings and pension; and the grief of his family and friends in Mill Creek, Berkeley County, West Virginia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1864-1883

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (Summary: 1/4 in.)

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Title
Glendening Family Letters, 1864-1883
Author
Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536