Title:
Letter to Patt, 1876 May 26
Creator/Contributor:
Online Archive of California
Abstract:
One incomplete holograph letter written in Janesville, Wisconsin by an unknown former Civil War soldier. He describes a campaign
with General Philip Sheridan in Virginia, during which he observed two young officers, Wesley Merritt and George Armstrong
Custer, in action.
Date:
1876 (issued)
Subject:
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
États-Unis -- Histoire -- 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) -- Récits personnels
United States
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong) -- 1839-1876
Merritt, Wesley -- 1834-1910
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong) -- 1839-1876
Merritt, Wesley -- 1834-1910
Note:
Accompanied by typewritten transcription of letter.
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.
Gift, Mrs. Edwin W. Deuter, 1960.
Cite as: [Identification of item], Letter to Patt. Wyles SC 52. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University
of California, Santa Barbara.
Type:
Personal correspondence.
letters (correspondence)
Civil wars.
personal correspondence.
History.
Personal narratives.
Personal correspondence.
Correspondance privée.
Physical Description:
1 item (2 leaves); 32 x 20 cm.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Wyles SC 52LOCAL
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Use of the collection is unrestricted.
Use governed by UCSB Special Collections policy.