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Miscellaneous correspondents: Mary Braxton [Randolph] Carter (1800-1864), chiefly to Anne Butler Carter Wickham and other family members, 1839-1862

 File — Box: 13, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

Topics of note include two references to the Civil War, including the “suffering northern soldiers” and the sentiment “the same God made us all” (August 10, 1861); and a second letter about the Civil War concerning shelling of the area near Shirley along the river by northern gunboats and comments about [General John] Pope (August 28, 1862).

Dates

  • Creation: 1839-1862

Creator

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States