T.S. Hodgson Letter to Joseph Hodgson

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
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Preferred citation:

TT.S. Hodgson Letter to Joseph Hodgson, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Foot
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

TT.S. Hodgson Letter to Joseph Hodgson, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Letter from T.S. Hodgson, a soldier from Company E, 105th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, to his uncle describing the town of Yorktown, Virginia during the Siege of Yorktown in the American Civil War. He described how he just go out of the hospital, firing shots against the rebels at the pickets, General McClellan as the head of the army, and not receiving a package from his uncle.

Acquisition information:
Acc. 2013.287 was received by Special Collections in November 2013.
Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in November 2013.

Physical description:
20.5 cm x 13 cm