urn:taro:utexas.cah.00584 A Guide to the Celia Shrock Civil War Letters The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Austin, Texas

September 2007 Finding aid encoded by Evan Hocker in EAD version 2.0 September 2007 Finding aid written inEnglish. Descriptive Summary Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Shrock, Celia Celia Shrock Civil War Letters 1862-1863 3 items Three letters from a Confederate army private stationed in Texas to Celia Shrock of Waterville, Texas. Materials are in English. Scope and Contents

Three letters from a Confederate army private stationed in Texas to Celia Shrock of Waterville, Texas. The writer is identified only by his first name, William, and his initials, W.H.B., and his name may have been William Burkhart. The letters were sent from Velasco, Camp Lubbock (near Houston), and Matagorda. William discusses personal matters as well as describing his experiences as a soldier.

Typed transcripts of letters included.

Preferred Citation

Celia Shrock Civil War Letters, 1862-1863, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Inventory 2.325/A158 Celia Shrock Civil War Letters from Private William (originals and transcripts), 1862-1863