Civil War -- Camps and camp life
Subject
Subject Source: Local Lc
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Athey Family Civil War Letters and Assorted Photographs
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1678
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of the Athey family of Tyler County, West Virginia, consisting primarily of ten letters written from Dudley and Austin Athey, brothers who served in the 11th West Virginia Infantry Regiment from 1863 to 1865 (Folder 1). In letters to their siblings and parents at home, the Atheys describe their desire to visit home; their location on railroads or in camps at New Creek and Parkersburg, West Virginia; their health; and their desire to receive more letters from home. Letters from...
Dates:
1863-1869, circa 1920s-1940s