Correspondence, 1860-1886

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Correspondence, 1860-1886

SCDAH Description

Title: Correspondence, 1860-1886

Identifier: P900150a

Creating Agency: Campbell, Alexander

Creating Agency: Campbell, James

Contibutor: Turner, Mary

Date of Creation: 1860-1886

Date of Creation (range): 1860-1886

Description: This records contains digitized correspondence between Alexander and James Campbell, mainly from the Civil War. The bulk of the letters are Alexander writing to his wife Jane about his brother, his children, combat and camp life. Letters from James to Alexander primarily begin in 1863 when he was captured and imprisoned. There is little discussion of his time in combat, likely because of censoring of prisoners' correspondence by Union officials. There is one letter from September 1860 in which James discusses the upcoming presidential election, and a handful of correspondence after the war. Included in the series are transcriptions of some correspondence by J. Tracy Power. Letters primarily dealing with family matters were not transcribed, only those pertaining to politics or the war.

Record Group Title: Private Papers

Record Group Identifier: 900

Archives Series Title: Campbell family papers, 1860-1886

Archives Series Number: P900150

Format(s) Type: Text

Format Details: .tiff

Language: English

Subject(s): Civil War

Subject(s): Letters

Subject(s): Military Service

Rights Holder: None

Access Rights: Public Domain