Edwin L. Burdick 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
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Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Edwin L. Burdick Letter, 1864-11-13, Ms2025-043, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
The collection contains a letter written during the American Civil War by Edwin L. Burdick, a Union soldier serving in the 10th Cavalry.
Language:
The material in this collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Edwin L. Burdick Letter, 1864-11-13, Ms2025-043, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains a letter written on November 13, 1864, by Edwin L. Burdick, addressed to an E.C. Morse. The letter includes a description of Edwin's position as a "Regimental Forage Master and Quartermaster's Clerk," which involved issuing grain to the regiment companies. He writes about Confederate bushwhackers and a recent interaction a regiment had with them. This collection includes a transcript.

Biographical / historical:

Edwin Lewis Burdick was born August 15, 1841, to Lewis and Melissa Burdick. He enlisted into the Union army in 1864, during the American Civil War, and served in the 10th New York Cavalry. He died February 18, 1901, in New York.

External sources:

Edwin L Burdick in the U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry Library. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1555/records/167772. Accessed June 13, 2025.

Edwin Lewis Burdick. September 11, 2012. Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96906446/edwin_lewis-burdick. Accessed June 13, 2025.

Acquisition information:
The Edwin L. Burdick Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in January 2017.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Edwin L. Burdick Letter was completed in June 2025.