Timothy Vedder letters
Collection Scope and Content
The collection contains holograph letters signed to family members in New York and Connecticut. These letters describe Washington, including brief mention of Columbian College (now George Washington University); drills and training; frequent illness of soldiers; retreat of Union soldiers from 1st Battle of Bull Run; and guarding house of brother of James T. Jackson, killer of E.E. Ellsworth, first Union casuality of war. These letters date from June 25-Sept. 26 of 1861.
Purchased by Gelman library 1989.
Dates
- 1861
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Restrictions on Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Historical or Biographical Note
Timothy Vedder was a Union soldier from New York, stationed at Camp Douglas in Washington, D.C. and at Arlington Heights, Va.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection contains holograph letters signed to family members in New York and Connecticut. These letters describe Washington, including brief mention of Columbian College (now George Washington University); drills and training; frequent illness of soldiers; retreat of Union soldiers from 1st Battle of Bull Run; and guarding house of brother of James T. Jackson, killer of E.E. Ellsworth, first Union casuality of war. These letters date from June 25-Sept. 26 of 1861.
Collection Organization
Organized into one series.
Collection note
The transcriptions of the letters are not online yet, but are available upon request.
- Bull Run, 1st Battle, 1861 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Douglas (Washington, D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Personal narratives Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vedder, Timothy F.
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Timothy Vedder letters, 1861
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2006
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
