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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Julia Wise letter, WLU Coll. 0176, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rev. Bruce Gannaway, WLU class of 1925
Scope and Contents
This letter from Julia Wise to her aunt describes people and conditions during an early part of the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi during the American Civil War. Among the individuals named in the letter are: Sophranna Ross, Joel Wise, Andrew Currie, Albert Currie and Martin Fortner. A photocopy and transcription of the letter are housed with the item.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Currie, Albert
- Fortner, Martin
- Mississippi -- Vicksburg
- Ross, Sophranna
- Wise, Andrew
- Wise, Joel
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Currie, Albert
- Fortner, Martin
- Ross, Sophranna
- Wise, Andrew
- Wise, Joel
- Wise, Julia