Dunlap Family letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-0373
2 letters, 1864, regarding members of the Dunlap family of Jennings Gap, Augusta Co., Virginia. May 20th, 1864--Confederate soldier Robert B. Dunlap to his mother Margaret Dunlap, written from camp near Spotsylvania Courthouse; describes aftermath of battle, seeing battlefield covered with dead and wounded. July 13, 1864, Adam Dunlap, a Union loyalist, to his brother Robert, from Warnsburg, Missouri; discusses murder of their brother Jim (also a Union loyalist) by a member of his own unit; encourages Robert to "change your way of thinking."
Dates
- 1864
Creator
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Extent
2 items
Physical Location
Manuscripts Stacks
Online Access
Creator
- Dunlap, Robert B. (Robert Bailey), 1843-1934 (Person)
- Dunlap, Adam B. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Virginia Military Institute Archives Repository
