G. J. Huntley to Friends, May 20, 1863

Dublin Core

Title

G. J. Huntley to Friends, May 20, 1863

Subject

Clothing and dress
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

Description

In this letter of May 20, 1863, G. J. Huntley writes his friends from his location in Camp Gregg near Guiney Station, Virginia even though he is displeased that he has not heard from home in over a month. He details the election process that led him to be Lieutenant and wants nice clothes sent to go with the job. 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

1863-05-20

Rights

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

Format

jpg;
letters (correspondence)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

12096
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/12096

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

10" x 7.5"(dimension)
2 pages(pages)

Is Part Of

Civil War in Southern Appalachia

Citation

Huntley, George Job, 1841-1863, “G. J. Huntley to Friends, May 20, 1863,” OAI, accessed May 1, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/12096.