Permission to publish material from Thomas Haden Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Thomas Haden Letter, Ms2011-027, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Thomas Haden Letter was acquired by Special Collections prior to 2005.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas Haden letter was completed in March 2011.
Little biographical information is available on Thomas Haden. Information provided by descendants suggests that he served with a unit of the Army of Northern Virginia (possible the 24th Regiment, Virginia Infantry) and may have been a POW in Elmira, NY, after being wounded at Seven Pines.
The collection consists of an incomplete letter dated July 8, 1862 from Thomas Haden to his wife talking about marching and battle. He writes of having been sick and "brook down." He writes of a letter from Mr. Hall which might allow him to return home to work in the 'shop,' if the Secretary of War agrees. There are also accounts of the Yankees being driven out of Richmond, Virginia.
The materials are arranged with the letter at the front, followed by a photocopy, a typed transcript.