Broun Family Civil War Letter Collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of handwritten Civil War era letters created by the Broun Family of Northumberland County, Virginia, between 1860-1864. Includes letters to and from: Broun, Bettie Lee, 1846-1927; Broun, Edwin, 1819-1904; Broun, Harriet C. Johnson, 1824-1908; Broun, William, Captain, 1842-1908; and others.
Captain William Broun (1842-1908) was a captain in the 47th Virginia Infantry Regiment of the Confederate States of America Army. The letters begin while he is in attendance at the University of Virginia in October 1860, and continue through succession and the war, up to 1864.
Dates
- 1860-1864
Extent
5.13 Gigabytes (31 objects (29 letters, 2 envelopes). 65 scans (TIFF 600DPI), plus derivatives and metadata. ) : UUID: F954AEFA-7B81-DD8E-44B1-BF392D17D362. BagName: civil-war-letters_broun_1860-1864_bag.zip Directories: Z:\bags\civil-war-letters_broun_1860-1864_bag.zip (DarkArchive); J:\civil-war-letters_broun_1860-1864_bag.zip (ArchBak002). Access Copies: V:\librarydata\archives_store\projects\_patron-projects ; Payload-Oxum: 5524847528.333
Language
English
Names Mentioned
Bell, John, 1796-1869; Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875; Brockenbrough, John Mercer, 1830-1892; Hill, Ambrose Powell, 1785-1858; Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863; Letcher, John, 1813-1884; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Longstreet, James, 1821-1904; Lyell, John Warner, 1839-1902; Mayo, Robert Murphy, 1836-1896; Rice, Zachariah Armstead, 1822-1890;
Other names:
Annie B. Unknown; Aunt Van Ellen; Bennie Atwill; Bettie L Lawson; Bill Nickens; Capt. Lawson; Captain Ayer; Colonel Downing; Cousin Joe (Female); Cousin Livingston; Cousin May; Cousin Mollie Brown; Cousin Sallie; Elias Edwards; John Cook; John Pritchell; Lewis Dix; Mr. Lipton; Mr. Lund; Mr. Shaw; Rossie [Broun?]; Sallie Duval; Uncle Billie (William?); Uncle William; William Lawson;
File Index
- ua24-19_cwl_18601015
- Broun, William. William Broun to Harriet C. Johnson Broun, Charlottesville, VA, October 15, 1860
- ua24-19_cwl_18601101
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Charlottesville, VA, November 1, 1860.
- ua24-19_cwl_18601116
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Charlottesville, VA, November 16, 1860.
- ua24-19_cwl_18601203
- Broun, William to Roswell Bascom Broun [inferred], Charlottesville, VA, December 3, 1860.
- ua24-19_cwl_18601210
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Charlottesville, VA, December 10, 1860.
- ua24-19_cwl_18601223
- Broun, William. William Broun to Harriet C. Johnson Broun, Charlottesville, VA, December 23, 1860.
- ua24-19_cwl_18601231
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Charlottesville, VA, December 31, 1860.
- ua24-19_cwl_18610101
- University of Virginia Absence Report of William Broun to Edwin Broun, January 1, 1861.
- ua24-19_cwl_18610225
- Unknown, Annie B. Letter to Harriet C. Broun, Baltimore, MD, February 25, 1861.
- ua24-19_cwl_18610304
- Letter to Harriet C. Broun from Niece [Unknown, Annie], Westmoreland County, VA, March 4, 1861.
- ua24-19_cwl_18620908
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Petersburg, VA, September 8, 1862.
- ua24-19_cwl_18621004
- Broun, William. William Broun to Harriet Broun, Petersburg, VA, October 4, 1862.
- ua24-19_cwl_18621106
- Broun, Bettie Lee. Bettie Lee Broun to Edwin Broun, Petersburg, VA, November 6, 1862.
- ua24-19_cwl_18621107
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Berryville, VA, November 7, 1862.
- ua24-19_cwl_18621204
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Caroline County, VA., December 14, 1862.
- ua24-19_cwl_18621210
- Broun, Bettie Lee. Bettie Lee Broun to Harriet C. Johnson Broun, Petersburg, VA, December 10, 1862.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630111
- Broun, Bettie Lee. Bettie Lee Broun to Harriet C. Johnson Broun, Petersburg, VA, January 11, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630117
- Broun, Harriet. Harriet Broun to Bettie Lee Broun, Northumberland County, Virginia, January 17, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630208
- Broun, William. William Broun to Bettie Broun, Northumberland County, VA, February 8, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630216
- Broun, Harriet. Edwin and Harriet Broun to Bettie Broun, Northumberland County, VA, February 16, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630316
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Fredericksburg VA, March 16, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630405
- Broun, Bettie. Bettie Broun to Harriet Broun, Petersburg VA, April 5, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630421
- Broun, Edwin. Edwin Broun to Bettie Broun, Petersburg VA, April 21, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630505
- Broun, William. William Broun to Edwin Broun, Chancellorsville, VA, May 5, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18630509
- Broun, Bettie Lee. Bettie Lee Broun to Harriet C. Johnson Broun, Petersburg, VA, May 9, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_18631206
- Broun, Bettie Lee. Bettie Lee Broun to Edwin Broun, Petersburg, VA, December 6, 1863.
- ua24-19_cwl_1863nd
- Broun, Bettie. Bettie Broun to Harriet Broun, Petersburg VA, undated.
- ua24-19_cwl_18640407
- Broun, Bettie Lee. Bettie Lee Broun to Edwin Broun and Harriet Broun, Petersburg, VA, April 7, 1864.
- ua24-19_cwl_other
- Captain Broun Obituary, May 1908. And Envelopes.
- Title
- Finding Aid: Broun Family Civil War Letter Collection, 1860-1864
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Dallas Suttles
- Date
- 2020-11-24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)
archives@valdosta.edu