William H. Davis Correspondence
Scope and Contents
The collection contains transcripts and copies of William H. Davis's letters home to his wife Millie, from Monterey, Petersburg, and other Confederate army posts in Virginia. The material is a record of a common, unlettered man pouring out his homesickness to his wife.
Dates
- Creation: 1861
Creator
- Davis, William H. (Correspondent, Person)
- Davis, Millie (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Use
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.
Biographical / Historical
William H. Davis was a citizen of Rockbridge County who served as a Confederate foot soldier in the American Civil War.
Extent
1 Files
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information
Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (August 6, 2002)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Temporal
Topical
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository