Wright, Mrs. E. H. Letters from Union Generals, 1864. (MS 111)
Six letters written in 1864 from U.S. Civil War generals of the Union Army in reply to Mrs. E. H. Wright's request for their photographs. 6 letters.
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Guide to the Mrs. E. H. Wright. Letters from Union Generals, 1864
Biographical NoteNothing is known about Mrs. E. H. Wright, nor can a firm identity be established for an E. H. Wright to whom she might have been married (although two E. Wrights are cited on lists of Union officers who served during the Civil War). Since the Union Army’s cause had become more hopeful by early 1864, perhaps this spurred Mrs. Wright’s interest in obtaining mementos from military leaders who had helped in turning the course of the war. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe six Union Army generals’ letters, dated January 28th through March 12th 1864, and written in reply to requests from Mrs. E. H. Wright for photographs of themselves, are cordial and elegant (and sometimes humorous) in expression. All but one were written from Washington or the surrounding District of Columbia, with three written and signed by the generals themselves and three written by others on the generals’ behalf; four of the generals sent photographs but two expressed regrets that they had none to send. Return to the Table of Contents ArrangementArranged in chronoligical order. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis material is open for research. Use RestictionsPermission to publish material from the Mrs. E. H. Wright Letters from Union Generals must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice Unversity. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialSee additional Civil War era collections in the Woodson Research Center. Return to the Table of Contents Index TermsSubjects (Persons)Abercrombie, General J.
J.
Barnard, General John
Gross
Bussey, General
Cyrus
Cullum, General George
W.
Hammond, General
William
Ramsay, General George
Douglas
Wright, E.H.,
Mrs.
PlacesUnited States—History—Civil
War, 1861-1865.
FormatsCorrespondence.
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationMrs. E. H. Wright. Letters from Union Generals, MS 111, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationMrs. E. H. Wright’s Letters from Union Generals, 1864, were purchased September 17, 1962. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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