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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Existence and Location of Copies

Some of the collection has been digitized and is available online .

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Henry C. Carpenter Letters, Ms1996-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Henry C. Carpenter Letters were donated to Special Collections in May 1996.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henry C. Carpenter Letters commenced and was completed in June 1996.

Biographical Note

Henry C. Carpenter was born in Bland County, Virginia. He served as a Corporal in Company H, 45th Virginia Infantry, during the Civil War. He participated in the Battle of Cloyd's Farm in May 1864, and died on October 6, 1864, in Woodstock, Virginia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of letters from Henry C. Carpenter to his sister Elizabeth, written between February 1862 and June 1864 while encamped in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia; Monroe County, West Virginia; Saltville, Virginia; and Harrisonburg, Virginia. Also includes one letter to Elizabeth from Newton Thompson, written from Alderson's Ferry, Virginia, on June 4, 1863.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Carpenter, Elizabeth
• Civil War
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Henry C. Carpenter Letters by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).