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Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)John M. Jackson, Archivist
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], A. M. Chacky Letter, Ms1989-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The A. M. Chacky Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 1989.
The processing and description of the A. M. Chacky Letter commenced and was completed in January 2022.
The A. M. Chacky Letter is from a Confederate soldier at the headquarters of Wharton's Division in the Army of the Valley during the American Civil War. Writing to his brother Ed from camp in Fishersville (Augusta County), Virginia, the writer relates his recent experience in bluffing his way on to the train to Fishersville and discusses the prospects for peace.
The guide to the A. M. Chacky Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).