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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Existence and Location of Copies
This letter has been digitized and is available online .
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Henrie H. Alexander, Ms1960-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The Henrie H. Alexander Letter was donated to Special Collections before 1960.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henrie H. Alexander Letter commenced and was completed in 1960. Additional description was completed prior to 2008 and in 2010.
Biographical Note
Henrie H. Alexander was Blacksburg, Virginia, resident. In 1861, he mustered in as a 1st Sergeant with Company C, 4th Regiment, Virginia Infantry. He may have transferred to the 45th Regiment, Virginia Infantry in August of 1861. He is also listed as a Second Lieutenant/Aide-de-Camp for the CSA General and Staff Officers. Alexander died in 1916.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of a letter written June 10,1862, from Alexander in Blacksburg, to Captain W. G. Price in Wytheville, Virginia, about a recent skirmish with the Union soldiers at Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia (now West Virginia).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Blacksburg (Va.)
- Civil War
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Montgomery County (Va.)
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865