Tag Archives: Edward Porter Alexander Papers

30 March 1865: “Oh Darling my heart yearns after you by day and night and if U could only look into it and see how it is filled with love”

Item Description: Letter from Edward Porter Alexander to his wife.  He writes about how much he misses her and the children. Item Citation: Folder 22a, in the Edward Porter Alexander Papers, #7, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North … Continue reading

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7 November 1864: “she sent a great deal of love to you and complained that you never wrote to her now.”

Item Description: Letter from William Porter Alexander to his wife.  He discusses aspects of his social life in town as well as his sentiments about arming slaves as soldiers.  Edward Porter Alexander (1835-1910) was an engineer, United States and Confederate … Continue reading

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28 September, 1864: “He desires you to move to the North side of James River”

Item Description: Letter to General R. H. Anderson commanding him to move across the James River to take command of the line of defense and establish a line of communication between General Lee and Major Generals Field and Pickett. Item … Continue reading

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