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Size | 15 items |
Abstract | Netta L. Tutwiler (later Mrs. Thomas Chalmers McCorvey) was a resident of Alabama. The collection contains letters from two Confederate cavalry soldiers, Hal A. Tutwiler and Robert P. Tutwiler, serving in Virginia and Alabama, to Hal's sister and Robert's cousin, Netta L. Tutwiler in Alabama, and a few other family letters. The Civil War letters describe battles, social life, physical conditions, and morals of soldiers. One letter is from "Camp 15th Va. Cavalry." |
Creator | Tutwiler, Netta L., fl. 1861-1875.
Tutwiler, Hal A., fl. 1861-1865. Tutwiler, Robert P., fl. 1861-1865. |
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: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, June 2010
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Netta L. Tutwiler (later Mrs. Thomas Chalmers McCorvey) was a resident of Alabama. Her brother, Hal A. Tutwiler, and cousin, Robert P. Tutwiler, were both Confederate cavalry soldiers, serving in Virginia and Alabama.
Back to TopThe collection contains letters from two Confederate cavalry soldiers, Hal A. Tutwiler and Robert P. Tutwiler, serving in Virginia and Alabama, to Hal's sister and Robert's cousin, Netta L. Tutwiler (later Mrs. Thomas Chalmers McCorvey) in Alabama, and a few other family letters. The Civil War letters describe battles, social life, physical conditions, and morals of soldiers. One letter is from "Camp 15th Va. Cavalry."
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