Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Isaac Cox Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Alternative Form Available

This letter has been digitized and transcribed. The digital copy and transcription are available online.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Isaac Cox Letter, Ms2012-071, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Isaac Cox Letter was purchased by Special Collections in September 2012.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Isaac Cox Letter was completed in November 2012.

Biographical Note

Isaac C. Cox (1843-1925) enlisted as private in the 29th Virginia at Saltville, Va., on April 3, 1862. He was promoted corporal during the war. The 29th fought primarily in Western Virginia and Kentucky during their service until they joined the Army of Northern Virginia at Cold Harbor and Bermuda Hundred in May 1864. He and his wife, Charlotte Newman Cox (1834-1911), lived in Carroll County, Virginia after the war. They had five children, two of whom where born during the war. The couple are now buried in Newman Cemetery, Riverhill, Virginia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists a letter from Isaac Cox to his wife (probably in Saltville), written in Tazewell County, Virginia, June 29, 1862. Cox writes of marching to Princeton (West Virginia) and back in recent days, as well as news of "Bill." The paper on which the letter was composed includes detailed cutouts in a folk art style and came to Special Collections backed on blue cloth.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Tazewell County (Va.)
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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