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Thomas L. Alfriend Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acc. No. 1995.65; Purchased: 42 items,
12/19/1995.
Acc. No. 1996.40; Gift: 14 items,
08/21/1996.
Thomas L. Alfriend (1843-1901)was a Sergeant, of Co. B, 15th Virginia Infantry. He was captured at Sayler's Creek, 6 April 1865, and was confined at Point Lookout, Maryland, until 23 June 1865. After the war, he returned to Richmond and entered the insurance business.
Frank H. Alfriend (1841-1887) was the younger brother of Thomas L Alfriend. He became a biographer of Jefferson Davis.
Chiefly letters, 1861-1865, from Thomas L. Alfriend (1843-1901) Sergeant, of Co. B, 15th Virginia Infantry and Parken's Battery, Alexander's Battalion, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, from camps in Virginia and Tennessee to family members in Richmond, Virginia. Includes letter, 26 May 1861, from Alfriend while stationed in Williamsburg, Virginia.
The collection includes typescript copies of letters to or about Frank Heath Alfriend (1841-1887), brother of Thomas L. Alfriend and biographer of Jefferson Davis. Location of the originals of these letters is unknown.
This collection is organized into 4 series. Series 1 contains letters; Series 2 contains newspaper clippings; Series 3 contains typescripts; and Series 4 contains an addition to the collection of typescripts.
ArrangementThis collection is arranged into series by item description.
Chiefly letters, 1861-1865, from Thomas L. Alfriend (1843-1901) Sergeant, of Co. B, 15th Virginia Infantry and Parken's Battery, Alexander's Battalion, Longstreet's Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, from camps in Virginia and Tennessee to family members in Richmond, Virginia.
Items concern the death of Thomas L. Alfriend.
Typescript of collection Mss. 1995.65 prepared by Ralph Poriss. The typescripts include all of the above items in Series 1 and 2.
Typescripts of letters to or about Frank Heath Alfriend (1841-1887), journalist, teacher, author of Life of Jefferson Davis and brother of Thomas L. Alfriend. Among the correspondents are Jefferson Davis, James A. Seddon, Benjamin S. Ewell, James Barron Hope, O. F. Manson, L. J. Joynes, and P. Burwell Rogers.