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Size | 74 items |
Abstract | Thomas Frederick Boatwright was a lieutenant in the 44th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America. Boatwright was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse in May 1864. The collection includes letters from Thomas Frederick Boatwright to his wife Anne describing camp life and the battles at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. |
Creator | Boatwright, Thomas Frederick, -1864. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, January 2011: Nancy Kaiser, August 2020
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Thomas Frederick Boatwright was a lieutenant in the 44th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Confederate States of America. Boatwright was killed at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse in May, 1864.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters from Boatwright to his wife, Anne, describing camp life and the battles at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
Back to TopArrangement: chronological.
Folder 1 |
27 January-14 May 1863Includes original finding aid. |
Folder 2 |
17 May-30 July 1863 |
Folder 3 |
2 August 1863-29 August 1873 |
Folder 4 |
Undated |
Reel M-00073/1 |
Microfilm |