The Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter
Title
The Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter
Description
The collection includes two letters from Henry G. Compton to William ("Billie") J.Jeter of Stewartsville, Bedford Co., VA written from Camp McCullock, in Highland Co.on 16 Nov. 1861 and 27 Dec. 1861. They are about his recent illness and life in wintercamp.
Letters Of Henry G. Compton And William J. Jeter Held At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia. The Letters Are From 1861 And 1862 Detailing Conditions At Camp Mccullock In Highland County, Vigrinia During The American Civil War.
"Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1462, Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter, 1861-1862.
The collection includes two letters written in 1861 by Henry G. Compton while stationed at Camp McCullock during the American Civil War and one letter by William J. Jeter written in 1862 while stationed in New Market, Virginia.
The original letters are held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The handwritten letters were encased. Typed transcriptions are included for the two Compton letters."
