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- Letter from Leroy Pike to Anna Wilcox, November 1864
Letter from Leroy Pike to Anna Wilcox, November 1864
Item Information
Title
Letter from Leroy Pike to Anna Wilcox, November 1864
Creator
Pike, Benjamin Leroy
Subject
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Soldiers -- Correspondence
Pike, William S.
Wilcox, Anna E -- Correspondence
Pike, Benjamin Leroy -- Correspondence
United States. Army. New York Artillery Regiment, 8th (1862-1865). Company B
Description
Leroy B. Pike, a Civil War soldier writes to his cousin Anna Wilcox from the front lines at Petersburg, Virginia. He writes of the shooting, shellings, and watching men getting injured and killed. Leroy mentions William Pike, who is recovering at the hospital in Alexandria after being wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor. Original format: 1 sheet, 20 x 26 cm.
Date
1864-11-12
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
AWL33
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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
Pike, Benjamin Leroy, “Letter from Leroy Pike to Anna Wilcox, November 1864,” Digital Collections, accessed July 30, 2025, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/400.
