Letter from Benjamin Stover to Anna Wilcox

Item Information

Title

Creator

Stover, Benjamin

Subject

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Country Life--United States--19th Century

Wilcox, Anna E -- Correspondence

Stover, Benjamin -- Correspondence

Description

Benjamin Stover writes to his niece Anna Wilcox from Delaware in 1868. Stover writes about his travels through Maryland, Washington (D.C.) and Virginia. He comments on life after the war, describes ruins, and battle sites. Original format: 1 sheet, 25 x 40 cm, folded to 20 x 25 cm, and 1 envelope, 9 x 15 cm.

Date

1868-01-03

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

AWL44

Accessibility

Binghamton University Libraries is working very hard to create transcriptions of all audio/visual media present on this site. If you require a specific transcription for accessibility purposes, you may contact us at orb@binghamton.edu.

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

Collection Links

Anna E. Wilcox Letters

Browse 57 items in collection

Citation

Stover, Benjamin , “Letter from Benjamin Stover to Anna Wilcox,” Digital Collections, accessed July 18, 2025, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/417.