Geiger family
Family
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Edwin Keiger Letters, 1862 - 1863
File — Box: 4273.002, Folder: 002
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1862 - 1863