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

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Title

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

Description

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.

Creator

Rule, Joseph

Date

1864-12-16

Rights

Permission to publish material from Joseph Rule Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Format

Letters

Language

English

Identifier

Ms2018_011_RuleJoseph_Letter_1864_1216

Bibliographic Citation

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

Acquisition Information

Rights Holder

Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Citation

Rule, Joseph, “Letter, Joseph Rule to his friend, Silas, December 15, 1864 (Ms2018-011),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed April 19, 2024, http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/AmericanCivilWar/Ms2018_011_RuleJoseph_Letter_1864_1216.