Summary: | James F. Stepter served as a private in the Union army during the Civil War. On August 14, 1862, he enlisted in Company B of the 6th Maryland Regiment Infantry, a company recruited from Cecil County. In the months before his death in 1864, he wrote numerous letters home to his wife Amanda from Harper's Ferry and various Union encampments. This collection consists of twenty-one of Stepter's letters which outline his personal observations on the war and military life, politics, and family concerns. For more information, see the complete finding aid to the collection at http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1294. |
Creator: | Stepter, James F. |
Century: | 1801-1900 |
Place of origin – Continent: | North America |
Place of origin – Country: | United States of America |
Place of origin – Region: | Virginia |
Place of origin – Settlement: | Brandy Station |
Temporal subject: |
1861-1870
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Geographical subject – Continent: | North America |
Geographical subject – Country: | United States of America |
Geographical subject – Region: | Virginia |
Geographical subject – Settlement: | Brandy Station |
Topical subjects: | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 |
Stepter, James F.
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Stepter, Amanda
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United States -- Army -- Military Life -- History |
ArchivesUM location: | James F. Stepter papers
- series 1
- box 1
- folder Correspondence, 1864
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Repository: | Historical Manuscripts |
Browse terms: | War, Military |
Collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the University of Maryland Libraries at http://digital.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/contact.jsp. |