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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Primary Collecting Areas:
American and Virginia history, regional genealogy, history of propaganda, Southern literature, theater, local and regional portraiture, landscapes and architecture, late 19th-century travel
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The Washington and Lee University Special Collections and Archives Department houses over 1,000 unique manuscript collections including those of the Rockbridge Historical Society, The American Shakespeare Center, and the Mountain Valley Preservation Association. These collections vary greatly in size, format, and scope. Subjects covered within the collections are diverse and include concentrations in American and Virginia history, regional genealogy, history of propaganda, Southern literature, and theater.

It also houses over 10,000 photographs and prints. Beyond our photograph and print collections, which include scrapbooks, images can also be found within the manuscript collections and University Archives described above. Our photographic holdings vary greatly in size and include numerous formats representative of the evolution of the photographic process. Strengths are local and regional portraiture, landscapes and architecture, W&L University history, including athletics, and late 19th-century travel.

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Start Over Repository Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library Creator Neel, Thomas J.
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Thomas J. Neel correspondence, 1863/1865

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This collection consists of five letters, four of which are written by Neel to his friends and family. In a letter to his mother dated June 22, 1864, Neel writes about receiving orders to travel to Lynchburg to meet Union General Hunter's forces, which had just moved through Lexington, Virginia.

In the letter to Hicks, Neel requests for Captain Hicks to speak on his behalf as he is a candidate for the Commissioner of Revenue in Bland County, Va.

In a letter dated September 1861, Neel writes to his mother and brothers from Camp Gauley. He writes about losing his bible during a recent battle and notes that several men were severely wounded. In a letter dated March 18, 1865, while camped near Reeling Springs, Virginia, Neel writes about a division of men, believed to be Forsberg's Brigade, Wharton's division, being captured by Union forces. He writes that Generals Early and Wharton escaped, but Forsberg was captured.In letters from April 1863 and November 3, 1863 he gives general updates to his family and friends. The fifth letter from 1836 is from his aunt, Maria, to his mother, Nancy, about the death of their sister Liza.

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Thomas J. Neel correspondence, 1863/1865 0.01 Linear Feet one folder

Neel, Thomas J.

This collection consists of five letters, four of which are written by Neel to his friends and family. In a letter to his mother dated June 22, 1864, Neel writes about receiving orders to travel to Lynchburg to meet Union General Hunter's forces, which had just moved through Lexington, Virginia.

In the letter to Hicks, Neel requests for Captain Hicks to speak on his behalf as he is a candidate for the Commissioner of Revenue in Bland County, Va.

In a letter dated September 1861, Neel writes to his mother and brothers from Camp Gauley. He writes about losing his bible during a recent battle and notes that several men were severely wounded. In a letter dated March 18, 1865, while camped near Reeling Springs, Virginia, Neel writes about a division of men, believed to be Forsberg's Brigade, Wharton's division, being captured by Union forces. He writes that Generals Early and Wharton escaped, but Forsberg was captured.In letters from April 1863 and November 3, 1863 he gives general updates to his family and friends. The fifth letter from 1836 is from his aunt, Maria, to his mother, Nancy, about the death of their sister Liza.

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