Silas H. Stepp Letters (Ms1992-020)

Title

Silas H. Stepp Letters (Ms1992-020)

Subject

Civil War
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Description

Confederate soldier during the Civil War. Enlisted in April 1863 in the 7th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion and transferred in August 1863 to the 6th North Carolina Cavalry Regiment, Company C. Captured by the Union forces in June 1864 at Jackson's Mills, North Carolina. Imprisoned first at Point Lookout, Maryland, and then sent in July 1864 to Elmira Prison, New York. Died of pneumonia in Elmira on January 2, 1865. Collection consists of photocopies of seventeen letters to his wife written mostly prior to his capture. Three letters written from Elmira with details of his capture and imprisonment.

Creator

Silas H. Stepp

Date

1863-1864

Rights

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Language

English

Type

Letters

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Silas H. Stepp Letters, Ms1992-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Rights Holder

Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Collection Tree

Ms1992_020_Stepp_018.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health and telling her which crops to plant.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_017.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife responding to a letter about her poor health.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_016.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife discussing being captured by the Union army. Stepp discusses the camps that he was taken to and expresses a desire…
Ms1992_020_Stepp_015.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife informing her that he had been captured by the Union army.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_014.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health and life in the army. Stepp is also discussing farm business in the letter.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_013.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health and life in the army. Stepp also discusses items he had received from his wife.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_012.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health. Stepp also discusses his meals and expresses a desire to return home.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_011.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health and life in the army. Stepp also discusses farm business in the letter.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_010.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health and life in the army. Stepp was also responding to a letter from his wife in which she…
Ms1992_020_Stepp_009.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health and life in the army. Stepp also lists several items that he had sent to his wife.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_008.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife and children updating them on his health. Stepp writes of a desire to return home and ask his family not to send…
Ms1992_020_Stepp_007.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health. Stepp also discusses how much he misses his family and his desire to return home.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_006.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife and children updating them on his health and life in the army. Stepp also discusses his frustration with the war…
Ms1992_020_Stepp_005.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife and children updating them on his health and life in the army. Stepp also discusses farm business in the letter.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_004.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wide and children updating them about his sickness and his life in the army. Stepp also discusses Confederate currency.
Ms1992_020_Stepp_003.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife and children updating them on his health and life in the army. Stepp writes about the lack of food and poor…
Ms1992_020_Stepp_002.pdf

Letter from Silas Stepp to his wife updating her on his health and life in the army. Stepp mostly discusses his movements and his current location.…
Ms1992_020_Stepp_001.pdf

Note written by Dr. James Robertson, Jr. regarding Silas Stepp's military history.

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