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Murray, James W. (Civil War correspondence)
2019.187.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: James W. Murray Civil War correspondence
Creator:
Murray, James W., Private, 1827-1904
Identifier/Call Number: 2019.187.w.r
Physical Description:
.25 Linear Feet
(10 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1863 March 3 - 1874 July 11
Abstract: This collection contains approximately 100 letters from Pvt. James W. Murray, USA to his wife during the Civil War. Also included
are transcriptions for each letter as well as a personal history and historical footnotes written by the donor.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Civil War 7
Container: 1-10
Container: 1-10
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of George E. Murray
This collection is organized chronologically.
Private James W. Murray, United States Army (1827 - 1904) was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He emigrated as a child with his
family to Oswego, New York, and then to Canada. He married Ann Murray, with whom he had five children, before enlisting in
the US Army with Company H of the New York 12th Infantry Regiment.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], James W. Murray Civil War correspondence (2019.187.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
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collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains approximately 100 letters from Pvt. James W. Murray, USA to his wife while serving with the Union
Army during the Civil War. Murray joined Company H of the New York 12th Infantry, a regiment that fought in Virginia. Murray
wrote from camp near Petersburg, City Point Hospital, Richmond, Fort Monroe, and, eventually Washington D.C. Most of his letters
are brief. Many include descriptions of camp life and sickness, and express concern about pay and the welfare of his family
members at home. There is also some correspondence from contemporaries, including relatives, to James and Ann Murray.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence -- American Civil War