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James C. Saltus letter and manuscript

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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.

Box 4, F0102: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0098 manuscript boxes

Purchase, 2000.

Finding aid encoded by Tiffany Saulter, August 2015.

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University of Delaware Library Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
Finding Aid Date
2015 August 26
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Collection Inventory

James C. Saltus letter and manuscript, 1862-1864.
Box 4 Folder F0102

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