Letter [manuscript]: camp near Hamilton's Crossing [Fredericksburg], Va., to Dr. Socrates Maupin, University of Virginia, 1863 September 10.

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Letter [manuscript]: camp near Hamilton's Crossing [Fredericksburg], Va., to Dr. Socrates Maupin, University of Virginia, 1863 September 10.

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Gildersleeve writes about devastation in Spotsylvania County, Va., contrasted with undisturbed Caroline County. This letter also includes activities of Fitz Lee's Brigade; comments that all classes of society must cooperate if the South is to be successful, and opining that many Confederate soldiers were tired of war.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Gildersleeve, Basil L. (Basil Lanneau), 1831-1924

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Classical scholar, born in Charleston, S.C. Professor at University of Virginia, 1856-76; first professor of Greek at Johns Hopkins (1876-1915). Served in Confederate Army during Civil War; wounded in Shenandoah campaign. Founder and editor (1880-1920) of American Journal of Philology. Author of "The Historical Syntax of Classical Greek" (1900-11); "Hellasand Hesperia" (1908); "The Creed of the Old South" (1915). From the description of Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve papers, 1847-1925. (...

Maupin, S. (Socrates), 1808-1871

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Maupin was chemistry professor at the University of Virginia from 1853-1871; Sommerville never matriculated. From the description of Letter to H[enry?] C[lay?] Sommerville, 1861 October 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 55858107 From the description of Letter to H[enry?] C[lay?] Sommerville [manuscript], 1837-1870. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647896588 Biography to be added later. From the guide to the Maupin-Washington P...