1 50 1 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f9b0ce4341a1b1eaf17a12584907b3a9.jpg d0dbe4cf1ed9cf9df079a02c5cc390a5 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/31866887b82fdf4cafdf2d36810d6e78.jpg 8a54d4bce5b718617d1d9752fda72286 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence, 1861-1862 (Ms2013-029) Subject The topic of the resource Civil War Description An account of the resource 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 A related resource from which the described resource is derived <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 An entity responsible for making the resource available Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-1862 Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 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Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Acc2017-239_HuntMelvin_Letter_1861_1004a Title A name given to the resource Hunt, Melvin Letter, October 4, 1861 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hunt, Melvin Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1861-10-04 Description An account of the resource Letter from Melvin to "Dear Sister." Language A language of the resource English Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Box: 1. Folder: 17 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [identification of item], Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence, Ms2013-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://aspace.lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2869" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence</a>, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.