Fort Delaware prisoner letters
Content Description
Thirteen letters from five Confederate soldiers imprisoned at Fort Delaware. The names of the soldiers are: Sam Spengler, Abraham Shillingburg, Joseph G. [Sager], Edward [Sheets], and Albert Snead. All were soldiers from the 10th Virginia Infantry, the 7th Virginia Cavalry, or the 23rd Virginia Infantry. Letters are written to Mrs. Nannie Sellman, or Mr. H. F. Hebb. Also included is one letter from a mother of one of the prisoners and one letter from a father of a prisoner.
Dates
- Creation: 1864-1865
Creator
- Spengler, Samuel (Person)
- Shillingburg, Abraham, 1843-1924 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Please contact Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, http://library.udel.edu/spec/askspec/
Extent
15 item (18 pages)
Abstract
Thirteen letters from five Confederate soldiers imprisoned at Fort Delaware. The names of the soldiers are: Sam Spengler, Abraham Shillingburg, Joseph G. [Sager], Edward [Sheets], and Albert Snead. All were soldiers from the 10th Virginia Infantry, the 7th Virginia Cavalry, or the 23rd Virginia Infantry. Letters are written to Mrs. Nannie Sellman, or Mr. H. F. Hebb. Also included is one letter from a mother of one of the prisoners and one letter from a father of a prisoner.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 2002.
Shelving Summary
Box 5, F0129: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Wellner, 2002. Encoded by George Apodaca, 2015.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Finding aid for Fort Delaware prisoner letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 August 29
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository