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Dublin Core
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Title
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Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence, 1861-1862 (Ms2013-029)
Subject
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Civil War
Description
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The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence collection consists of 19 letters by 17 soldiers, and the letters date from 1861 and 1862 and were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, DC in the first 12-16 months of the Civil War. The majority of the letters were written to family members and contain mostly news from home, camp life, and local events. However, most letters also include some piece of war news or battle/skirmish description and opinions about the war. Some letters include transcripts.
Source
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<a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01265.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence</a>
Publisher
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Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech
Date
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1861-1862
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The collection was donated to Special Collections in 2013.
Contributor
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kad
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Permission to publish material from Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
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Collection is open for research.
Extent
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0.3 cu. ft.; 1 box
Type
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text
Identifier
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Ms2013-029
Bibliographic Citation
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence, Ms2013-029, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
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Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech
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Title
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Green, Josiah Letter, Dec. 23, 1861
Description
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Last page of an incomplete letter from Josiah Green.
Creator
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Green, Josiah
Source
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<a href="https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2869" target="_blank">Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence</a>, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Date
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1861-23-12
Rights
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<a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/" target="_blank">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/</a>
Language
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English
Identifier
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Acc2017-239_GreenJosiah_Letter_1861_1223d
Bibliographic Citation
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[identification of item], Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence, Ms2013-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.