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- Letter to Anna Wilcox from Emory Wilcox, February 1863
Letter to Anna Wilcox from Emory Wilcox, February 1863
Item Information
Title
Letter to Anna Wilcox from Emory Wilcox, February 1863
Creator
Wilcox, Emory
Subject
Federal Hill (Baltimore, Md.)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Soldiers -- Correspondence
Fort Monroe (Va.)
Fort Washington (Md.)
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)
Hampton Roads (Va. : Harbor)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
Wilcox, Anna E. -- Correspondence
Wilcox, Emory -- Correspondence
United States. Army. New York Artillery Regiment, 8th (1862-1865). Company B
Description
Emory Wilcox, a Civil War soldier writes to his cousin Anna Wilcox in Smyrna, NY. He describes Fort McHenry and his duties. Wilcox writes of weekly trips to Forts Monroe, Washington, and Harpers Ferry. He also describes guarding Rebel prisoners and transporting them on the Steamer Georganna and visiting the US Arsenal, Hampton Roads, Virginia. and Newport News, Virginia. Original format: 1 sheet, 21 x 26 cm folded to 13 x 26 cm.
Date
1863-02-18
Rights
http://www.binghamton.edu/libraries/special-collections/servicesandpolicies/docs/duplicationpolicy.pdf
Relation
Anna E. Wilcox Civil War Collection
Binghamton University Libraries’ Civil War Collections
Identifier
AWL25
Accessibility
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About this Collection
Collection Description
The collection consists of 45 letters on 44 sheets, 8 photographs, 4 unassociated envelopes, and ancillary materials. Most of the letters were written between October 16, 1862 and August 10, 1865. Ancillary materials include the "scope and content" note, the "finding aid", and the "transcription note". Also, the ancillary… More
Citation
Wilcox, Emory, “Letter to Anna Wilcox from Emory Wilcox, February 1863,” Digital Collections, accessed July 12, 2025, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/392.
