Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from N. B. White Letter to Darius White must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: N. B. White Letter to Darius White, Ms2017-053, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The N. B. White Letter to Darius White was purchased by Special Collections in March 2016.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the N. B. White Letter to Darius White was completed in October 2017.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a single letter from N. B. White to his cousin, Darius, written from Boliver Heights, near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, dated October 19, 1862. White talks of taking care of three sick fellow soldiers, camp duties (especially guard and picket), and recent skirmishes of the regiment. He also shares the story of an explosion in camp when several soldiers who built a cooking space on top of a buried shell: "some of the men built an arch to cook on there was fore cooking the other day and they happened to be a shell in the dirt under the arch and when they built a fire the shell bursted and cild fore men." He closes his letter with news of family and a request for more letters from home.
Transcript (received with the letter) available.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Civil War
- Correspondence
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865