James C. Saltus letter and manuscript
Content Description
Confederate Lieutenant James C. Saltus's handwritten manuscript describing his Civil War experience from April-June 1864. The manuscript was written while Saltus was a prisoner of war at Division 22 Officers Barracks, Fort Delaware, on October 14, 1864. Also included is a letter from Saltus to his niece on her letter writing and family matters, sent while he was at Fort Delaware.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1864
Creator
- Saltus, James C. (Person)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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
2 item (9 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Confederate Lieutenant James C. Saltus's handwritten manuscript describing his Civil War experience from April-June 1864. The manuscript was written while Saltus was a prisoner of war at Division 22 Officers Barracks, Fort Delaware, on October 14, 1864. Also included is a letter from Saltus to his niece on her letter writing and family matters, sent while he was at Fort Delaware.
Source
Purchase, 2000.
Shelving Summary
Box 4, F0102: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes
Processing
Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, August 2015.
- Title
- Finding aid for James C. Saltus letter and manuscript
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2015 August 26
- 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