S. M. Skiff letter to George Minard

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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Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

S. M. Skiff letter to George Minard, 1863 March 11, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet
Creator:
Gary Alonzo Barranger
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

S. M. Skiff letter to George Minard, 1863 March 11, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

A four-page lengthy letter from Camp Suffolk, VA to his friend in Fillmore, NY. Skiff is a Union soldier and tells of his various assignments to the Divisional Quartermaster Department and as Clerk of the Brigade Commissary. Overall, Skiff is happy to serve the Union especially in order to avenge his brother's death. However, Skiff is utterly disgusted with the leadership of the Union Army, McClellan in particular, and the manner in which the war is conducted. He outlines all of his grievances in his letter to his friend.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Gary Barranger, Class of '73 Law '76, 2019.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
American Civil War, 1861-1865
Names:
Gary Alonzo Barranger