Western H. Moore Collection of Civil War Letters
Scope and Contents note
Types of materials found in this series include family correspondence written from March 1863 until December 1868 between Western H. Moore, a Black soldier stationed in South Carolina and Virginia during the American Civil War, and his family living in Mercer County, Ohio. This series of correspondence offers a unique and rare perspective on the African American experience in the war. The collection also includes a letter from Julius Converse to Hon. Justin S. Morrill regarding the non-payment of bounty to African American soldiers from Vermont assigned to the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
Dates
- 1863 March-1868 December
Extent
0.5 Linear feet
Language
English
Arrangement note
This collection contains a series of correspondence. In general, the correspondences are arranged chronologically.
- Title
- Inventory of the Western H. Moore Collection of Civil War Letters aarl015-016
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Processed by Khairil Zhafri
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History Repository