L. A. Harper Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0087
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the correspondence of Harper and his wife while he was stationed at James Island, South Carolina during the siege of Charleston and later during the Virginia campaigns of 1864. Topics include camp life, Harper's court-martial, domestic affairs, sanitary conditions, and supplies. The collection also includes muster rolls, other documents, and typed copies of the correspondence.
Dates
- Inclusive 1862-1864
Creator
- Harper, L. A (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
L. A. Harper was a 1st Lieutenant with 'St. Matthew Rifles' (South Carolina Infantry. 25th Regiment, Company F) during the American Civil War. He was wounded in Virginia, September 1864 and furloughed. Lizzie, his wife, resided in Poor Chance, South Carolina.
Extent
150 Item
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Willam G. Bean.
Separated Materials
Muster rolls are housed in oversize.
- American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)
- Confederate States of America. Army. South Carolina Infantry Regiment, 25th (Correspondent)
- Correspondence
- Personal narratives -- Confederate
- Registers
- Siege of Charleston (South Carolina : 1863)
- Siege of Petersburg (Virginia : 1864-1865)
- Soldiers -- Social conditions
- South Carolina
Creator
- Harper, L. A (Correspondent, Person)
- Harper, Lizzie C. (Correspondent, Person)
- 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, James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections and Archives Repository
