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Title |
Hail the Army of Northern Virginia. |
Dates of Creation |
1895 |
Scope & Content |
Part of a badly-deteriorated letter that indicates it is page 3. At the fold where the typing stops and a hand-written poem begins, there is a partial name. The typewritten name is more than likely that of the author, who appears to be W. Eagleston. The contents, though meager, inform the reader that the men who fought for the Army of Northern Virginia were men who continued to believe in their native land, despite the odds. He wants future generations to know of the soldiers' struggles, and to pass the information down the line. The poetry lines were written by Fitz Greene Halleck (1790-1867), an American poet, who was born and died in Guildford, Connecticut. |
Year Range from |
1895 |
Creator |
Eagleston, W. |
Year Range to |
1895 |
Subjects |
Altars Civil War Civil war battles Confederate soldiers Confederate veterans Fires Foe Generations Graves Horse Hunger Land Men Naked persons Peace Question Sires Widows World Years |
Search Terms |
Army of Northern Virginia Civil War Confederacy, the Confederate Army Confederate Veterans Tye River Union Army Union Veterans War Between the States War Talks of Confederate Veterans |
People |
Bernard, Geo. S. Bernard, George S. Eagleston, W. Grant, Ulysses S., General Halleck, Fitz-Greene Lee, Robert E., General |
Event |
Civil War |
Collection |
George S. Bernard Collection |
Imagefile |
023\200975033.JPG |
Number of images |
1 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Object ID |
2009.75.033 |
Extent of Description |
1 page, size 11" x 8" |