Author:

Spencer, Alonzo  Search this

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 7.5" x 10".)

Type:

Archival materials

Correspondence

Place:

Virginia -- 19th century

Culpeper (Va.)

Date:

1863

September 20, 1863

Scope and Contents:

Letter from Alonzo Spencer to "Dear Friend" September 20, 1863, evidently from a camp near Culpeper, Virginia. Spencer mentions that five men were recently shot for desertion and suggests that he tell Harrison to come back.

Local Numbers:

AC0060-0001192a.tif (AC Scan No.: recto) AC0060-0001192b.tif (AC Scan No.: verso)

General:

In Box 1, Folder 12.

Civil War Selections from the Archives Center

Related Materials:

Civil War series, Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Series Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

Series Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Executions and executioners  Search this

Desertion  Search this

Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 1850-1900

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Civil War

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Civil War / Government Records, Business Records, and Other / Civil War

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8abe5bf1f-7fcd-4071-9740-7c0d7784c74a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-civilwar-ref574