G. J. Huntley to Father, March 21, 1863

Dublin Core

Title

G. J. Huntley to Father, March 21, 1863

Subject

Cold weather conditions
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina Infantry Regiment, 34th
Huntley, George Job, 1841-1863
Huntley, William Lawrence, 1821-1899
Military camps
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories

Description

In this letter of March 21, 1863, G. J. Huntley writes his father, (William Lawrence Huntley, 1821-1899 ), from Camp Gregg near Guiney Station, Virginia. He wants news from home and states that “camps make me feel bad.” He is confused about the war after talking with Holden. He also wants to make sure that the gunpowder he sent home reaches home. 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.

Creator

Huntley, George Job, 1841-1863

Source

George Job Huntley Papers

Publisher

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

Date

1863-03-21

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
letters (correspondence)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

12083
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/12083

Date Created

2016-04-25

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Caroline County (Va.)
Virginia

Extent

5 pages(pages)
8" x 5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Civil War in Southern Appalachia

Citation

Huntley, George Job, 1841-1863, “G. J. Huntley to Father, March 21, 1863,” OAI, accessed May 2, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/12083.