Ninian and Polly Ann Edmonston to sons B.B. and B.F., August 5, 1864

Ninian and Polly Ann Edmonston to sons B.B. and B.F., August 5, 1864

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 25th

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 62nd

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 64th

Edmonston, B. B. (Bazil Brooke), 1826-1882

Edmonston, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1836-1864

Edmonston, Ninian, 1789-1868

Families

Petersburg Crater, Battle of, Va., 1864

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories

Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

In this letter of August 5, 1864 Ninian and Polly Ann Edmonston write to their sons B.B. and B.F. to ask about their well-being, having heard the news of the Union mining attack at Petersburg. They also discuss local results of the North Carolina gubernatorial election of 1864 and describe attacks on the local populace by Union raiders.

Edmonston, Ninian, 1789-1868

Edmonston, Polly Ann

Edmonston & Kelly Families Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1864-08-05

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