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Language
English
Abstract
The letters (and their transcripts or photocopies) of 2nd. Lt. Columbus Shrewsbury to his wife in Pt. Pleasant. Shrewsbury
served during the Civil War in the Union Army with the West Virginia 4th Infantry, Company A. He participated in the Kanawha
Valley and Vicksburg campaigns. The content of the letters contain his favorable impressions of the Union Army and its progress
during the war and his concerns about his family's health and financial well being while he is serving in the army. Also includes
two letters to other recipients, his resignation, and a 1985 Vicksburg pamphlet.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Columbus Shrewsbury, Soldier, Civil War Letters, A&M 3216, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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