Civil War Letters, 1864, Rufus P. Willson, 6th Tennessee Infantry, U. S. A.
Scope and Contents
Civil War Letters, 1864, Rufus P. Willson, 6th Tennessee Infantry, U. S. A. Rufus P. Willson (1844-1865) was from Anderson County, Tenn. One of the letters addressed to his mother and step-father, Vincent Packet and Mary Packet. Rufus served until the end of the war and was killed in the burning of the steamer Generall Lyon off Cape Hatteras on March 30, 1865.
Dates
- 1864-1865
Conditions Governing Access
Material is available for research. Prior arrangement MUST be made by contacting the Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at mcclung-archivist@knoxlib.org
Extent
3 manuscript letters
Language of Materials
English
General
Donated with Swinton’s Primary United States, First Lessons in Our Country’s History. William Swinton, 1881. Letters found in the book.
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rufus P. Willson Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tennessee History Civil War, 1861-1865 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States. Army. 6th Tennessee Infantry, Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Civil War Letters, 1864, Rufus P. Willson, 6th Tennessee Infantry, U. S. A.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
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