Archive Record
Metadata
Accession number |
2000.224 |
Catalog Number |
2000.224.01 |
Collection |
Pearce Civil War Collection |
Object Name |
Letter |
Title |
Eaton (Hervey E.) Papers, 1865 |
Creator |
Eaton (Hervey E.) |
Date |
April 10, 1865 |
Dates of Creation |
April 1865 |
Scope & Content |
Eaton details Lee's surrender and the capture of Richmond. Eaton was Quartermaster Sargeant in the 2nd NY Cavalry, Co. H. In two letters (April 1865) to his mother, Eaton expresses the elation felt over Lee's surrender, lists the losses to his company from the battle at Petersburg and identifies some of the details involved with the close of the war. |
People |
Lee, Robert E. Eaton, Hervey E. |
Search Terms |
Battle of Petersburg Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse |
Credit line |
Pearce Civil War Collection |