Gallagher, James, Family PapersJames Gallagher Family Papers, 1861-1863, 1895 Ms.2022.016Tyler Williams, Student Worker, and LM Rozema, ArchivistSpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

2022 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-10-29 07:14:18 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech James Gallagher Family Papers Gallagher, James Ms.2022.016 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1861-1863, 1895 James Gallagher was a soldier for the Union during the American Civil War. This collection contains photocopies of letters written by James Gallagher to his Father, Sister, Mother, and Aunt, primily written from Hilton Head Island and Morris Island in South Carolina. The letters are meant to update his family on his health and what he had been doing for the Union Army. This collection also contains photocopies of several receipts that were made out by two different undertakers for Jane Gallagher and others and a reference letter for John Gallagher. The materials in this collection are in English. Conditions Governing Access

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Source of Acquisition

The James Gallagher Family Papers were received by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2012.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the James Gallagher Family Papers was completed in May 2022.

Biographical Note

James Gallagher was a soldier for the Union during the American Civil War. During the war, Gallagher was stationed at Hilton Head Island and Morris Island.

There is a James Gallagher who was born in August 1839 in Ireland and died January 25, 1907, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He served as a private in the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry and the 12th Rhode Island Infantry.

Source: James Gallagher entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167305752/james-gallagher, accessed May 2022.

Scope and Content

This collection contains photocopies of letters written by James Gallagher to his Father, Sister, Mother, and Aunt, primarily written while on Hilton Head Island and Morris Island, both in South Carolina. The letters are meant to update his family on his health and what he had been doing for the Union Army. This collection also contains photocopies of several receipts that were made out by two different undertakers from 1862-1863. One is made out to Jane Gallagher, likely for the funeral of James's father. There is also a photocopy of an 1895 reference letter for a John Gallagher from the General Foreman of the Rhode Island Locomotive Works in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Civil War United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Gallagher to Father, Mother, Sister, and Aunt Janice1861-12-191Gallagher to Father, Mother, Sister, Jane, and Aunt Janice1862-05-111Gallagher to Father, Mother, Sister, Aunt, and Mary Jane1863-10-141Gallagher to Father, Mother, Sister, Aunt, and Mary Jane1863-08-051Gallagher to Father, Mother, Sister, Aunt, and Mary Jane1862-10-301Gallagher to Father, Mother, Sister, and Aunt1862-11-191Gallagher to Father, Mother, Sister, and Aunt1862-12-151Gallagher to Father, Mother, Sister, and Aunt1863-05-141Gallagher to Father, Sister, and Aunt1863-09-011Gallagher to Father, Sister, and Aunt1863-10-021Gallagher to Father, Sister, and Aunt1863-10-161Gallagher to Sister1863-12-141Receipt from Sexton and Furnishing Undertaker1863-11-241Receipts from Stephen Merritt, General Furnishing Undertaker1862-10-14-1863-06-301Reference Letter for John Gallagher1895-01-201