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Alfred Pirtle letter to Brigade General William D. Whipple, Louisville, KY

Date

  • 1864 January 13

Creator

  • McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885.

Language

  • English

Collection

Description

  • 1.66 Cubic feet 3 boxes, 1 flat box, 1 map folder The Wade Hall Collection of American Letters: Civil War soldier letters (1798-1986, bulk 1854-1915; 1.66 cubic feet) comprise correspondence, newspapers and newspaper clippings, photographs, journals, military records, affidavits and pension claims, poems and songs, other manuscripts, and realia of Civil War soldiers and their friends and families.

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