Hitchcock, William, 1843-1913 (SC 3689)

Authors

Manuscripts & Folklife Archives, Western Kentucky UniversityFollow

Publication Date

5-4-2023

Comments

This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University: 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and typescripts (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 3689. Letters of William Hitchcock, Sharon (Potter County), Pennsylvania to his wife during his service with the 136th New York Infantry. He writes primarily from North Carolina of victories at Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson, including the arrival of several African Americans seeking shelter at Fort Fisher. Includes an 1864 family letter fearing the military draft, and a letter from an Army surgeon to Hitchcock’s wife regarding his recovery from typhoid.

Disciplines

United States History

Recommended Citation

Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Hitchcock, William, 1843-1913 (SC 3689)" (2023). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 5081.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/5081