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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
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
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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
Date Accepted
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The collection was donated to Special Collections in 2013.
Contributor
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kad
Rights
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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.
Access Rights
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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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Identifier
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Acc2017-239_AshWilliam_Letter_1861_1222a
Title
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Ash, William Letter
Creator
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Ash, William
Date
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1861-12-22
Description
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Letter from William Ash to his cousins.
Language
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English
Is Part Of
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Box: 1, Folder: 16
Rights
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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.
Source
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<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.
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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
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
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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).
The collection was donated to Special Collections in 2013.
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
kad
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Permission to publish material from Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Rights
Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies.
Collection is open for research.
Extent
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0.3 cu. ft.; 1 box
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
text
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Ms2013-029
Bibliographic Citation
A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
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
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech
Still Image
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Dublin Core
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Identifier
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Acc2017-239_AshWilliam_Letter_1861_1222env
Title
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Ash, William Envelope
Creator
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Ash, William
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1861-12-22
Description
An account of the resource
Envelope of a letter from William Ash to his cousins.
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: 16
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.