| MS 136 | |
| AUTHOR : | Scarburgh, George T.
(1836-1902) Boas, Jacob (1837- Howard, Johnston Shank, John (1825- Mackey, James Love (1820-1867) |
| TITLE : | Miscellaneous Civil War papers |
| DATES : | 1852-1902 |
| SIZE : | 1 file; 5 items. |
| ARRANGEMENT : | Correspondence and memoirs; Chronological arrangement. |
| HISTORY : | Single letters relating to the Civil War, but not associated with other manuscript collections, were placed in this collection. |
| CONTENTS: | Contains photocopies of assorted correspondence relating to slavery and the American Civil War. Includes three letters from George T. Scarburgh writing from Chaffin's Bluff and Petersburg, Virginia (1863-1864), one letter from Johnston Howard writing from Monterey, Virginia (July 20, 1861), one letter from John Shank writing from Wheeling, Virginia (April 19, 1859), one letter from James L. Mackey writing from Corisco Island, West Africa (February 3, 1852), and certificate describing the military career of Jacob Boas (1902). |
| SUBJECTS : | United States -- History
-- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. Chaffin's Bluff (Virginia) -- History -- Sources. Wheeling (West Virginia) -- History -- Sources. Corisco (Equatorial Guinea) -- History -- Sources. Scarburgh, George T. (1836-1902) Boas, Jacob (1837- Howard, Johnston Shank, John (1825- Mackey, James Love (1820-1867) |