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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Jeff Felton, Graduate Intern and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from James B. Allen Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: James B. Allen Letter, Ms2018-012, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The James B. Allen Letter was purchased by Special Collections in February 2016.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the James B. Allen Letter was completed in September, 2018.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a letter written by James B. Allen to his mother, Nancy Allen in Hanover County, Virginia. Allen's letter, dated August 30, 1863 was written from Orange Court House, Virginia (modern day Orange, Virginia). Allen, a private in Company, I, 15th Virginia Infantry, relates how revivals have been increasing in his regiment and the camp. He tells her religious meetings were being held regularly, mentions eating watermelon, and requests his mother to send him some food items and a shirt.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Civil War
- Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 15th
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865