University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
Abstract
Abstract: Seven letters sent to Edwin Keiger of the 53rd North Carolina Regiment, 1862-1863.Scope and Content Note: This collection consists of seven letters to Edwin Keiger, during the years of 1862 and 1863. Six letters are from family members, one is from Sergeant William A. Butner. The content of the family letters contain material related to an unidentified 1863 fight in which Keiger participated, weather, health, and minor domestic concerns. Some of the later family letters refer to Keiger's illness (smallpox) and the Butner letter describes a march from Fredericksburg to Culpepper, VA.Biographical/Historical Note: Edwin Keiger, of Stokes County, North Carolina, was a member of the 53rd North Carolina Regiment, Company D. He died of disease in July, 1863; he was 24 years old. The North Carolina 53rd fought in the battles of Cold Harbor, Gettysburg, and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
