Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John M. Raper Civil War letter
- Dates:
- 1863 September 24
- Abstract:
- One letter from John M. Raper (1827-1901) to his wife Maria detailing the fighting around Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. Discusses the rental of their house and upkeep of their shop and land.
- Extent:
- 0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], John M.Raper Civil War letter, Wyles SC 1128. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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One letter from John M. Raper (1827-1901) to his wife Maria detailing the fighting around Chattanooga, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. Discusses the rental of their house and upkeep of their shop and land as well as making note of what should happen in event of his death, "And if anything should happen that I should get killed in battle I will release you from the promise of keeping house by yourself." Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 24th, 1863.
- Biographical / historical:
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John M. Raper was a private in the 92nd Ohio infantry during the Civil War. He was born in 1827 and married Maria [surname unknown]. He was enlisted in 1862 and discharged in 1865 because of rheumatism. They had seven children. They lived in Benwood, West Virginia. John died in 1901. It appears from the letter that they had some kind of shop and property. Raper fought in the battle of Chattanooga (November 23-25, 1863).
- Physical location:
- Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-10-18 14:26:53 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], John M.Raper Civil War letter, Wyles SC 1128. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062