Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence, 1863 (Ms2012-080)
Dublin Core
Title
Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence, 1863 (Ms2012-080)
Subject
Civil War
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
A collection of two letters written by Nancy (Nannie) Figgat to her husband Private Charles Figgat, of the 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Company C.
Creator
Figgat, Nancy Godwin
Date
1863
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
Ms2012-080
Bibliographic Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence, Ms2012-080, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Collection Items
Letter, Nancy G. Figgat to her husband, Charles, December 5, 1863
This second letter (4 pages), dated December 5, 1863, and written on captured Union patriotic stationery with an engraving of Marshall House proprietor James Jackson shooting Col. Elmer Ellsworth, is an update of their son's worsening condition. "I…
Letter, Nancy G. Figgat to her husband, Charles, November 11, 1863
This letter (8 pages), dated November 27, 1863, from Fincastle, Virginia, is written on two identical pages of captured Union patriotic stationary with an engraving of an Antietam scene. In the letter, Mrs. Figgat recounts reuniting with a ‘dear bro’…
Collection Tree
- The American Civil War
- Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence, 1863 (Ms2012-080)