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Mary Randolph Blain Letters
Collection
Identifier: SC 00032
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two letters written by Mary Randolph Blain during the Civil War. In the first letter, circa 1862 December, Blain wrote about Union troops patrolling Williamsburg, the College being set on fire, as well as news about local residents such as Mrs. Tucker, Mary Southall, and Thomas Ambler, rector of Bruton Parish Church. The second letter, dated 1863 March 31, described the fire at the Wren Building, news about family, and Union troops stealing goods from Williamsburg...
Dates:
1862, 1863
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Thomas H. Mason Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 00020
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one letter written by Sergeant Thomas H. Mason of the 56th New York regiment of the Union army during the American Civil War. It describes recent fighting near Yorktown, Virginia including a failed assault on the Confederate position and the taking of four prisoners during the Battle of Burnt Chimneys. The letter also deals with the daily life of a soldier and is addressed to Mason's child.
Dates:
circa 1862 April
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Charles P. Shepard Letter
Collection
Identifier: SC 00021
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a letter written by Charles P. Shepard, a private in Co. E, 1st United States and a member of Berdan's Sharpshooters, to his parents during the Siege of Yorktown. The writer describes the food given to the soldiers, artillery shelling, and the prospect of a coming battle.
Dates:
1862 April 12
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center