Henry C. Carpenter Letters, 1862-1864 (1996-008)
Dublin Core
Title
Henry C. Carpenter Letters, 1862-1864 (1996-008)
Subject
Civil War
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Description
The papers consist of letters from Carpenter to his sister Elizabeth, written between February 1862 and June 1864 while encamped in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia; Monroe County, West Virginia; Saltville, Virginia; and Harrisonburg, Virginia. Also includes one letter to Elizabeth from Newton Thompson, written from Alderson's Ferry, Virginia, on June 4, 1863.
Creator
Carpenter, Henry C.
Date
1862/1864
Rights
Permission to publish from the Henry C. Carpenter Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Language
English
Type
Letters
Identifier
Ms1996_008_CarpenterHenryC_
Bibliographic Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Henry C. Carpenter Letters, Ms1996-008, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Collection Items
W. p. [Samples?] to Radison Allen, December 20, 1864 (Ms1996-008)
![W. p. [Samples?] to Radison Allen, December 20, 1864 (Ms1996-008)](https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7a8cbe640ff4532c32d2960b4b00353a.jpg "W. p. [Samples?] to Radison Allen, December 20, 1864 (Ms1996-008)")
This receipt verifies that the account is correct for seven hundred pounds of hay.
Letter, Henry C. Carpenter to Elizabeth Carpenter, Camp near Salem, VA., June 6, 1864 (Ms1996-008)
Carpenter tells his sister about the war including attacks near Lynchburg and Confederate prisoners held by the Union soldiers.
Letter, Henry C. Carpenter to Elizabeth Carpenter, between Staunton and Harrisonburg, VA., June 2, 1864 (Ms1996-008)
Carpenter talks about traveling during the war through Virginia.
Letter, Henry C. Carpenter to Elizabeth Carpenter, Camp near the salt works, November 1, 1863 (Ms1996-008)
Carpenter tells his sister about himself and his siblings with him as they arrived to camp near the Salt Works.
Letter, Henry C. Carpenter to Elizabeth Carpenter, Camp Price near Lewisburg, September 4, 1863 (Ms1996-008)
Carpenter talks about preparing for a march towards Charleston and details the fighting near White Sulphur that he took part in.
Letter, Henry C. Carpenter to Elizabeth Carpenter, Charleston Kanawha Co., September 26, 1862 (Ms1996-008)
Carpenter tells his sister about skirmishing on the way to Charleston.
Letter, Henry C. Carpenter to Elizabeth Carpenter, Camp near Aldersons Ferry, June 8, 1863 (Ms1996-008)
Carpenter tells his sister about war news he has heard and asks about the family.
Letter, Newton Thompson to Elizabeth Carpenter, Camp near Aldersons Ferry, Monroe County, VA., June 4, 1863 (Ms1996-008)
Thompson talks about the Spring time.
Letter, Henry C. Carpenter to Elizabeth Carpenter, Camp at Red Sulphur Springs, February 10, 1862 (Ms1996-008)
Carpenter tells his sister about the low possibility of peace in the war.
Collection Tree
- The American Civil War
- Henry C. Carpenter Letters, 1862-1864 (1996-008)