Samuel Spencer Civil War letters
Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS333f
Scope and Content
This collection contains carbon transcriptions of fifty seven letters by Samuel Spencer to his father, Lambert Spencer, while he served in the Confederate Army in 1864-1865. He saw service in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia.
Dates
- 1864-1865
Creator
- Spencer, Samuel, 1847-1906 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1974
Existence and Location of Originals
Original letters are in the custody of the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Title
- Samuel Spencer Civil War letters
- Author
- Paul Crater
- Date
- January 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository