<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv">viblbv00763</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Culver, Joshua W., Correspondence</titleproper><titleproper>Joshua W. Culver Correspondence, <date>1862-1863, 1877-1899 </date> <num>Ms.1982.004</num></titleproper><author>Sarah R. Olney</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2011 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0 1.0</a>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-01-22 07:01:42 -0500</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Joshua W. Culver Correspondence</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="local">Culver, Joshua W.</persname>
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    <unitid>Ms.1982.004</unitid>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.1 Cubic Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1862/1899" type="inclusive">1862-1863, 1877-1899</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_ec510abc8075f68fddff3a7527e10722" label="Abstract">The collection includes eight manuscript letters of a Union soldier during the American Civil War, written in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; and four letters written to and from other Culver family members.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_a94c1e3d881a9398474518412af2a447">The materials in the collection are in English.</langmaterial>
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  <accessrestrict id="aspace_1b7e291601fe14bc369936e11c188dc5">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_ccd888d57406d104f1057ffac3bf7d54">
    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuapublication">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_106917ffead94f4c0b5eb453294f6145">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Joshua W. Culver Correspondence, Ms1982-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_362748aa547d4fdc3881351833739570">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The Joshua W. Culver Correspondence was acquired by the Special Collections in December 1982.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <processinfo id="aspace_3f04a626cf62074c319db778d02a8737">
    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Joshua W. Culver Correspondence was completed prior to 2010. Additional description was completed in January 2011.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Biographical Note</head>
<p>Joshua W. Culver was a 1st Sergeant in the 104th Regiment, Company E, of the New York Volunteer Infantry. The company took part in battles in Virginia and Maryland as part of the Duryee's Brigade in the summer and autumn of 1862. He was wounded in the thigh and was at the First Army Corps Hospital near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>The collection includes eight manuscript letters of a Union soldier during the American Civil War, written in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; and four letters written to and from other Culver family members. Transcripts are available.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>The letters are in chronological order within the file.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the Joshua W. Culver Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</a>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Civil War</subject>
    <subject source="local">Local/Regional History and Appalachian South</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85140205" source="lcsh">United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</subject>
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