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Size | 25 items |
Abstract | Joseph Walters of Norfolk, Va., was a quartermaster and later major in the W. H. F. Lee Brigade of Stuart's 13th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. His parents were Bray Baker Walters and Martha Caroline Riddick, who owned and operated the National Hotel in Norfolk. Typed transcriptions of letters written by Joseph Walters to his mother and his sisters, Lucy and Mary Walters. The letters, 1862-1864, discuss camp life and the lives of Walters family and friends from Norfolk. He also wrote in some detail about the Battle of Fredericksburg, about a kidnapping attempt, and about his life in the army in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Confederate reunion in Washington, D.C., in that year. Also included is one letter to Lucy Walters, 1866, from Benjamin Meade discussing the state of the post-war South and correspondence, 1917, between Brigadier General E. V. White and A. W. Littlefield discussing the Confederate reunion in Washington, D.C., in that year. |
Creator | Walters, Joseph. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Joseph Walters of Norfolk, Va., was a quartermaster and later major in the W. H. F. Lee Brigade of Stuart's 13th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. His parents were Bray Baker Walters and Martha Caroline Riddick, who owned and operated the National Hotel in Norfolk.
Back to TopTyped transcriptions of letters written by Joseph Walters to his mother and his sisters, Lucy and Mary Walters. The letters, 1862-1864, discuss camp life and the lives of Walters family and friends from Norfolk. He also wrote in some detail about the Battle of Fredericksburg, about a kidnapping attempt, and about his life in the army in Northern Virginia and Maryland. Confederate reunion in Washington, D.C., in that year. Also included is one letter to Lucy Walters, 1866, from Benjamin Meade discussing the state of the post-war South and correspondence, 1917, between Brigadier General E. V. White and A. W. Littlefield discussing the Confederate reunion in Washington, D.C., in that year.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
1862-1864 |
Folder 2 |
1866, 1917 |