Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- J. D. McCord Civil War Letter,
- Dates:
- 1862
- Creators:
- McCord (J. D.)
- Extent:
- .02 linear feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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J. D. McCord Civil War Letter. Wyles SC 142. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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One lengthy eight-page Civil War letter (ALS) from J. D. McCord to his cousin, Mrs. R. A. Newton of Albany, NY, re recent engagements, including a Rebel ambush near Falmouth, Virginia. Also says he has been a butcher the last few months and thinks he is serving the Army just as well by providing food as by killing the enemy. Falmouth, Virginia, 4 May 1862.
- Acquisition information:
- Undetermined.
- Physical location:
- Vault
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 30 October 2003 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special 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:
-
J. D. McCord Civil War Letter. Wyles SC 142. Department of Special Collections, Davidson 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