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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Walker Jones Letters, 1861-1863, 1937, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-552
Primary Creator: Jones, Walker
Other Creators: Jones, Charles W., Jones, James
Extent: 5.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by correspondent in chronological order. Certificates of military service are arranged by name of servicemember.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: American letters--Virginia, Campbell County (Va.), Camp Lee (Va.), Camp Pickens (Va.), Centreville (Va.), Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 11th, Fairfax (Va.), Falls Church (Va.), Fredericksburg (Va.), Lynchburg (Va.), Nansemond County (Va.), North Carolina--Goldsboro, Suffolk (Va.), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
Forms of Material: Correspondence
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Letters from Walker Jones, a private of the 11th Virginia Infantry, to his family during the Civil War between 1861 and 1863. Also includes one letter each from his brothers, Charles W. and James.
Biographical Note
Walker W. Jones was born around 1841. He grew up in Campbell County, Virginia and helped his father oversee the family farm. Jones enlisted in the Army of the Confederate States of America on May 16, 1861, and was assigned to Company C of the 11th Virginia Infantry, also known as the Clifton Greys. Jones was wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. He was discharged on July 3, 1863.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Walker Jones Letters, MSS 0000-552, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed February 8, 2016.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 5: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts
- Folder 1: Correspondence from Walker Jones (Folder 1 of 3), 1861-1862
- Item 1: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Ma and Pa, Sisters and brother, and friends and relations", 1861 May 24
- Written at Camp Lee in Richmond, Virginia.
- Item 2: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Mother", 1861 June 18
- Written in Manassas, Virginia at Camp Pickens.
- Item 3: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father", 1861 August 10
- Includes letters to "Dear Mother" and "Dear Sister Addie." Written in Fairfax, Virginia.
- Item 4: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father", 1861 November 23
- Written in Centreville, Virginia.
- Item 5: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Sister Puggie", 1862 January 15
- Written at McLeans Hospital.
- Item 6: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Sister", 1862 April 13
- Includes letters to "Dear Sister Lizzie" and "Dear Sister Addie." Written in Orange, Virginia.
- Item 7: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Mother", 1862 July 23
- Written near Richmond, Virginia.
- Folder 2: Correspondence from Walker Jones (Folder 2 of 3), 1863
- Item 1: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father", 1863 March 22
- Written in Goldsboro, North Carolina.
- Item 2: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father", 1863 April 16
- Written in "Nancemon County."
- Item 3: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Mother", 1863 April 28
- Includes letter to "Dear Sister."
- Item 4: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father and Mother", 1863 June 18
- Written at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
- Item 5: Correspondence, Walker Jones to Tommie Cox, 1863 July 9
- Includes letter to "Dear Mother and Sister Addie and Lizzie." Written near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
- Folder 3: Correspondence from Walker Jones (Folder 3 of 3), undated
- Item 1: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Brother", February 15
- Written at McLeans Hospital.
- Item 2: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Sister", February 22
- Includes letter to "Dear Sister Lizzie." Written at McLeans Hospital.
- Item 3: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father", March 28
- Written in Orange, Virginia.
- Item 4: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father", June 15
- Written near Richmond, Virginia.
- Item 5: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Mother", July 10
- Written near Richmond, Virginia.
- Item 6: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father", August 3
- Written near Richmond, Virginia.
- Item 7: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Mother", August 29
- Written at Fairfax Court House.
- Item 8: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Father", November 2
- Written in Lynchburg, Virginia. Includes $50 bill: Confederate currency.
- Item 9: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Mother", December 15
- Written at McLeans Hospital.
- Item 10: Correspondence, Walker Jones to "Dear Mother", December 30
- Written at McLeans Hospital.
- Item 11: Correspondence, Walker Jones to parent, undated
- Incomplete letter.
- Folder 4: Jones Brothers Correspondence, 1861, undated
- Item 1: Correspondence, Charles W. Jones to "Dear Pa", 1861 September 9
- Written at Fairfax Court House, Virginia.
- Item 2: Correspondence, James Jones to "My Dear Sister Puggie", July 19
- Includes letter to "Dear Mother." Written in Richmond, Virginia.
- Folder 5: Certificates of Military Service, 1937 December 23
- Item 1: Certificate, Charles Jones, 1937 December 23
- Virginia State Library, Form A-2.
- Item 2: Certificate, Walker Jones, 1937 December 23
- Virginia State Library, Form A-2.
- Item 3: Certificate, Leslie C. Talbot, 1937 December 23
- Virginia State Library, Form A-2.
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