Allison Family Correspondence,

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the Allison Family Correspondence must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Allison Family Correspondence, Ms2011-060, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Allison, John P. and Allison, James Polk, b.1843(?)-1863
Abstract:
This collection contains four letters from members of the Allison family (John P and James Polk), as well as a surgeon's certificate for William H Allison.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Allison Family Correspondence, Ms2011-060, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains four letters from members of the Allison family (John P and James Polk), as well as a surgeon's certificate for William H Allison. The letters include news from the war front, requests for money, and information about individual family members. Letters date from 1862 to 1864, and were written in Virginia and Georgia. One of the letters and the surgeon's certificate are photocopies of original materials.

Transcripts are available for all the materials.

Biographical / historical:

James Polk Allison enlisted with Company K, 63rd Virginia Infantry on April 1, 1862. John P Allison enlisted with Company F on May 6, 1862. In August 1864 he transferred to Company K and was promoted to 1st Corporal. From February 1865 to June 1865 he was a P.O.W. and Point Lookout, Maryland. William H Allison enlisted with Company K on April 1, 1862. He was killed in action at Chickamauga in September 1863.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated to Special Collections in April 2011.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Allison Family Correspondence was completed in June 2011.

Arrangement:

The letters are arranged in chronological order, with the originals placed on top of the transcripts.