Confederate States of America note (half)
00-c1930-04-0
Collection
Identifier: 00-c1930-04-0
Scope and Contents
One-half of a $10 Confederate States of America note mounted on a card that explains that the note was carried by a Union soldier while held at Libby Prison in Virginia during the Civil War. Upon release, he gave one half of the note to two Sanitation Commission women who had nursed him to health in a New York hospital.
Dates
- created: 1864 Feb 17
- Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1929
Creator
- Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
1.00 items
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Mrs. Charles B. Schwartz
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Other Descriptive Information
This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
- Title
- Confederate States of America note (half)
- Author
- Leith Johnson
- Date
- 03/07/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository
Contact:
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org
7 South Street
P.O. Box 385
Litchfield CT 06759
860-567-4501
860-567-3565 (Fax)
archivist@litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org