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Edwards family letters, 1860-1865 .175 cubic feet (1 box)

Edwards family

Letters, 1860-1865, from Lieutenant A. W. Edwards (ca. 1835-1865) of Company C, 15th Virginia Cavalry, to his wife Ann Virginia Edwards (1834-1904), detailing his military activities during the war, providing news of friends in the company, and hoping for a Confederate victory in the war. Also includes correspondence between husband and wife after Edwards' capture at the battle of Spotsylvania, as well as correspondence regarding Edwards' death. Papers also include a promissory note, March 1860, and a recipe for a "cure to an eating cancer."

  1. Library of Virginia

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