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Jacob H. Shaner Letter

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0601

Scope and Contents

This letter from John H. Shaner details looting by an army, the identity of which is unknown, during the American Civil War. At time of writing, Shaner was posted to Monterey, in Highland County, Virginia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1861 - 1862

Creator

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

John H. Shaner was a member of the 14th Virginia Calvary, Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

Extent

1 Item

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

WLU Coll. 0580-0614 are housed in a box together.

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

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