Derastus E. W. Myers letterMS.0379Virginia Military Institute Archives

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This collection consists of one letter (dated May 11, 1863) from Confederate soldier Derastus E. W. Myers to his brother and sister. The letter was written from "Camp Near Hamilton's Crossing" after the Battle of Chancellorsville. The letter regards the death of Stonewall Jackson. Myers served as a Sergeant with the 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment.

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Derastus E. W. Myers letter, 1863. MS 0379. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Infantry Regiment, 33rd Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle of, 1863 Virginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865 United States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—Confederate Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 Letter to brother and sister/repositories/3/archival_objects/5155Myers, Derastus E. W.1863 May 11EnglishScope and Contents

Written from "Camp Near Hamilton's Crossing" after the Battle of Chancellorsville. The letter regards the death of Stonewall Jackson. Myers served as a Sergeant with the 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment.

Chancellorsville (Va.), Battle of, 1863Confederate States of America. Army—Virginia Infantry Regiment, 33rdUnited States—History—Civil War, 1861-1865—Personal narratives—ConfederateVirginia—History—Civil War, 1861-1865Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863