Edwin L. Garrison Letter

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:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from Edwin L. Garrison Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Edwin L. Garrison Letter, Ms2019-003, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Garrison, Edwin L., b. abt 1844/1845 - 1/28/1924
Abstract:
The Edwin L. Garrison Letter contains information pertaining to the 1864 Overland Campaign including an attack by Confederate General A. P. Hill. The letter is written to George J. Warner in New York on July 12, 1964.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Edwin L. Garrison Letter, Ms2019-003, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Edwin L. Garrison Letter contains information pertaining to the 1864 Overland Campaign including an attack by Confederate General A. P. Hill. The letter is written to George J. Warner in New York on July 12, 1964. The orginal envelope and information on the 8th New York Cavalry is also included.

Biographical / historical:

Edwin L. Garrison was likely born in 1844 or 1845. In 1862 he mustered in when he was 18 in Coventry, NY with the New York 8th Cavalry. He was wounded in Culpeper, VA in 1863. He mustered out in June 1865 at Alexandria, VA. After the American Civil War, he married Anna Elizabeth Hogg (1847-1932) on September 26, 1867, and they had ten children. Between 1867 and 1920, the family moved slowly across the country, living in Nebraska, Wyoming, Oregon. Garrison died in 1924 and is buried in Lane County, Oregon.

Acquisition information:
The Edwin L. Garrison Letter was purchased by Special Collections in 2018.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Edwin L. Garrison Letter was completed in January 2019.