A Guide to the William B. Wood Letter, 1863 Wood, William B. Letter Ms1988-069

A Guide to the William B. Wood Letter, 1863

A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms1988-069

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Repository

Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Collection Number

Ms1988-069

Title

William B. Wood Letter, 1863

Physical Characteristics

0.1 cu. ft. 1 folder

Creator

Wood, William B.

Language

English

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Scope and Content

Confederate colonel in the Civil War; chief of General James Longstreet's military corps. Letter written on October 14, 1863, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, about an invitation Wood received to run for a senator of the Confederate States. Wood felt he had been passed over for military promotion and wished to return to civilian life. Transcript available.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Civil War
Confederate States of America
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Wood, William B.