Manuscripts
Chatfield, Edward L. (Edward Livingston), 1842-1924. Letter to William Chatfield
- Description
- Approximately 110 letters written by Edward L. Chatfield during his time fighting with the American Army in the Western Theater of the war and after his escape from prison. Letters are very detailed in nature and Chatfield talks about the army camps, conditions, his fellow soldiers, fighting, his experience in Vicksburg, etc. Correspondence also includes several letters written by his father, mother, and brothers to Edward L. Chatfield. There are also several poems written by Chatfield and a sketch he did of Henry Wirz. Each letter is accompanied by a full transcript (completed by the donors).
- Date
- 1865, Apr. 29
- Call number
- CHT 102
- Provenance
- Gift and purchase from Terry M. McCarty and Margaret A. McCarty, December 2015. Letters were found in room of Edaline Chatfield Rhea (only daughter of Edward L. Chatfield) after her death in 1964.
