Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)Tyler Dodson, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Permission to publish material from John H. Roberts Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: John H. Roberts Letter, Ms2012-038, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The collection was purchased by Special Collections in July 2012.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John H. Roberts Letter was completed in September 2012.
Roberts enlisted as a private, but was promoted to corporal during his service in the Union Army.
The collection consists of a letter dated June 5, 1864 and written by a Union soldier, Pvt. John H. Roberts, of the 14th New York Heavy Artillery on a "battlefield near Mechanicsville & 10 miles from Richmond." Roberts wrote the letter to his "friend Dan," which discusses news about the Civil War, strenuous marches and fights, and unusual encounters with the Confederate soldiers.