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Joseph E. Evarts Letters

 Collection
Identifier: 0490

Scope and Contents

Nine letters written between October and December 1862 from Evarts to his wife. Most of them were sent from Camp Terry in New Haven, Connecticut, one from New York City, and one from on board a ship.

Dates

  • Creation: 1862-10-9 - 1862-12-19

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to research.

Biographical / Historical

A United States soldier during the American Civil War, Evarts served in Company K of the 23rd Connecticut Infantry when these letters were written.

Full Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.

Processing Information

Accession 99-186 processed by DC, 2000; Transcribed into ArchivesSpace by Sameena Massey, 2025

Title
Guide to the Joseph E. Evarts Letters
Status
Completed
Subtitle
Record Group 0490
Author
DC
Date
2000
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732