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Start Over Repository Library of Virginia Collection Abisha Ruckman Gum letters, 1861-1869

Abisha Ruckman Gum letters, 1861-1869 .225 cubic feet (1 box)

Abisha Ruckman Gum

Letters, 1861-1869, written to and from Abisha R. Gum (1842-1864), while serving with the 25th Virginia Infantry, Company F. The letters were written between Abisha and his family including his father, Isaac, and sisters, Nancy and Priscilla E. Gum, of Mill Gap, Higland County, Virginia. Topics include news of friends and family, battles, cost of food, fellow soldiers who were injured or killed, and his feelings on the war. Includes mentions of the Battle of Gettysburg, battles in Maryland, and Culpeper County, Virginia. Includes transcriptions provided by the donor. Also includes two letters, 1867, 1869, from Nancy Wade (1816-1882) of Pettis County, Missouri, to members of the Gum family.

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