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Dates of Creation |
08/08/1863 9/22/1859 |
Scope & Content |
Letter headed Oaklands, (Grove Hill crossed out), August 8th [1863 by context] from Eliza Breckinridge to her sister in law Julia Breckinridge, telling of her visit to Oaklands with the Watts family and lots of names mentioned of those she has seen there, she received a cool welcome when she visited Kate Bowyer at Greenfield, Dr. Bowyer has started a unit of the Home Guard in Fincastle and her father Cary Breckinridge, Sr. has joined to set a good example for some of the younger men who are afraid to join, that Tazewell Patton was killed at Gettysburg, but they are not getting much information about the battle and possible casualties and have not heard from any of her brothers. |
Year Range from |
1863 |
Creator |
Eliza Breckinridge |
Year Range to |
1863 |
Subjects |
Family news Marriage beauties Eyes Love Church home guard Gentlemen Winter Killings Wounded Family Prisoner mystery Battle |
Search Terms |
Botetourt Springs Botetourt Springs, Roanoke County, Virginia Breckinridge family Civil War letters Fincastle Gettysburg Campaign Greenfield Oak Grove Oaklands (residence), Roanoke County, Virginia Williamsburg, Virginia |
People |
Anthony, Jordan Aunt Deborah Blackford, Dr. [Benjamin] Bowyer, Dr. Bowyer, Mrs. Kate Breckinridge, Cary Breckinridge, Gilmer Breckinridge, Jimmy (James). Breckinridge, Julia Anthony Breckinridge, Nannie Cousin Lucy Cousin Robert Deborah, Miss Patton, Tazewell Reynolds, Melvin Robinson, Judge Tayloe, Mr. and Mrs. Tayloe, Rosa Matilda Watts family Watts, Alice Watts, Emma Watts, Katherine Watts, Mary |
Collection |
Breckinridge Collection |
Imagefile |
063\196951703.JPG |
Number of images |
4 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
1969.51.703 |
Extent of Description |
5" x 8" four pages |