Scope and Contents:
The material in the collection includes letters between different relatives of Clara Culver Culbertson. Some letters are written by here brother Joseph E. Culver, who served in the 39th Pa. Vol. Inf. before receiving a commission in the U.S.C. Inf. The letters give brief accounts of events during the United States Civil War such as the siege of Petersburg and its aftermath, and the capture of Fort Fisher. Culver also reports on conditions in camps during the war. Other letters in the collection--primarily addressed to Clara--include accounts of various illnesses and cures on the frontier, and a detailed description of frontier Tacoma, Wash.
Clara Culver Culbertson, a native of Carlisle, Pa., taught school in Mount Holly Springs, Md., before marrying Dr. Samuel D. Culbertson in 1866.
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