Dunn Family papersDunn Family papers MSS 16099Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

14 March 2017

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:48:28 +0000.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Dunn Family papers MSS 16099 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/270 0.25 Cubic Feet 5 folders of civil war letters, introduction and poem written in 1995 5 folders in a half-size legal document box 1851; 1860-1862 English Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Ann K. Leake to the Small Special Collections at the University of Virginia Library on January 14, 2016.

 Arrangement

Letters are in chronological order

 Preferred Citation

MSS 16099, Dunn Family letters, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia

 Scope and Contents

This collection of letters written mostly during the Civil War consists of about 60 letters, one half-size legal document box, 0.25 cubic feet and contains correspondence (with transcriptions) between Elizabeth ("Betsy") Bruce Dunn with her sons, Leroy E. Dunn, and Henry "Marshall" Dunn, as well as cousins and friends from 1851; 1860 to 1862. The correspondence describes the horrors of the war, camp conditions, food, illness, including, the Battle of Bull Run and Civil War period envelopes.

Other correspondents include Captain John B. Magruder, Eliza M. Estes, Joseph Smith, Lucile M. Estes, Virginia A. McCauley, Nicholas Bell, Dorothea M. Estes, Vienna F. Howard, Lucy F. Dunn, Cornelia Frances Wood, Nathaniel D. Bacon, Chrie I. Marshall, Cyprian R. Estes, Louden Bruce, Jr., and Peter Gibson.

 Albemarle County (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. Dunn Family lettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/499441851; 1860-1861English1 [X031589207]1Dunn Family lettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/499451861-1862 February 10English1 [X031589207]2Dunn Family lettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/499461862 February 18-April 5English1 [X031589207]3Dunn Family lettersArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/499471862 April 12-June 9English1 [X031589207]4Preston H. Leake introduction and Lawrence Albert Leake poemArchival Resource Key/repositories/3/archival_objects/499481995English1 [X031589207]5poetry