Ebenezer Mitchell Walden Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0472

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of three letters written by E. M. Walden from various Confederate States of America camps (near Wilmington, NC; Kinston, NC; and Richmond, VA) to his sister. He provides her with updates on CSA military activities and mentions General Sherman's raid in Georgia. The letters are dated June 13, 1863, Dec. 3, 1864, and Jan. 20, 1865.

Dates

Creation: Inclusive 1863-1865

Creator

Walden, Ebenezer Mitchell (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Ebenezer Mitchell Walden, nicknamed "Ebin", served in the 28th Georgia Infantry Regiment of the Conferderate States of America Army during the American Civil War.