Letter to father, 1862 August 26
Digital Image
Identifier: http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/3668
Letter to father, 1862 August 26
Dates
- 1862 August 26
Creator
- Drake, James M., ?-1863 (Person)
Description
Written from Alexandria, Virginia. Letter regards James M. Drake's views on slavery, discusses the beauty of the city, mentions inaccuracy of northern war news, and discusses Union officers' view of Stonewall Jackson.
- Correspondence
- Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
- McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
- Slavery
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Massachusetts Infantry -- 33d
- United States. -- Army. -- Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 33rd (1862-1865)
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Creator
- Drake, James M., ?-1863 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
