Dunn Family papers
Scope and Contents
This collection of letters written mostly during the Civil War consists of about 60 letters, one half-size legal document box, 0.25 cubic feet and contains correspondence (with transcriptions) between Elizabeth ("Betsy") Bruce Dunn with her sons, Leroy E. Dunn, and Henry "Marshall" Dunn, as well as cousins and friends from 1851; 1860 to 1862. The correspondence describes the horrors of the war, camp conditions, food, illness, including, the Battle of Bull Run and Civil War period envelopes.
Other correspondents include Captain John B. Magruder, Eliza M. Estes, Joseph Smith, Lucile M. Estes, Virginia A. McCauley, Nicholas Bell, Dorothea M. Estes, Vienna F. Howard, Lucy F. Dunn, Cornelia Frances Wood, Nathaniel D. Bacon, Chrie I. Marshall, Cyprian R. Estes, Louden Bruce, Jr., and Peter Gibson.
Dates
- Creation: 1851; 1860-1862
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (5 folders of civil war letters, introduction and poem written in 1995) : 5 folders in a half-size legal document box
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Letters are in chronological order
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was a gift from Ann K. Leake to the Small Special Collections at the University of Virginia Library on January 14, 2016.
- Title
- Dunn Family papers
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 14 March 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States