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Jacob H. Shaner Letter
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0601
Scope and Contents
This letter from John H. Shaner details looting by an army, the identity of which is unknown, during the American Civil War. At time of writing, Shaner was posted to Monterey, in Highland County, Virginia.
Dates:
1861 - 1862
L. A. and Lizzie Harper correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0087
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the correspondence of L. A. Harper and his wife, Lizzie, while he was stationed at James Island, South Carolina during the siege of Charleston and later during the Virginia campaigns of 1864. Topics include camp life, Harper's court-martial, domestic affairs, sanitary conditions, and supplies. The collection also includes muster rolls, other documents, and typed transcriptss of the correspondence.
Dates:
1862-1864