Letter, Joseph Rule to his friend, Silas, December 15, 1864 (Ms2018-011)

Letter, Joseph Rule to his friend, Silas, December 15, 1864 (Ms2018-011)

Letter written by Joseph Rule from his camp at Petersburg, Virginia, December 15th, 1864 to his friend Silas. Letter details Rule's Company B, 50th New York Engineers involvement in the December, 1864 raid on the Weldon Railroad which was a major supply line for Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

See the finding aid for the Joseph Rule Collection.

Ms2018_011_RuleJoseph_Letter_1864_1216

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Joseph Rule Letter, Ms2018-011, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

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