G. J. Huntley to friends, May 4, 1862

G. J. Huntley to friends, May 4, 1862

Confederate States of America. Army -- Military life

Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 34th

Huntley, George Job, 1841-1863

Military camps

Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Correspondence

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

In this letter of May 4, 1862, G. J. Huntley writes friends from his location in Caroline County, Virginia. He states, “When the Yankies agrees to give us our just rights then I will be willing to ground my musket and go back into the union and never before.” He also asks that the children back home get a good intellectual and moral education. This letter is one of a series of 46 that Huntley wrote home while serving in the 34th Regiment of N. C. Volunteers during the Civil War.

Huntley, George Job, 1841-1863

George Job Huntley Papers

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

1862-05-04

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Caroline County (Va.)

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Civil War in Southern Appalachia