T. G. Popham papers, 1863-1864

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Label

T. G. Popham papers, 1863-1864

Inclusive dates

1863-1864

Creator

• Popham, T. G., (Thomas G)

Subject

• Family -- Virginia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
• North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades
• Confederate States of America, Army -- Officers -- Correspondence
• Popham, T. G., (Thomas G)
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
• Confederate States of America, Army -- Military life
• Confederate States of America, Army | Virginia Infantry Regiment, 7th
• Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades
• Confederate States of America -- Social conditions
• North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Genre

• Correspondence

Language

eng

Summary

Five letters, 1863-1864 and undated, from T.G. Popham to his mother, Mrs. E.A Popham; a torn piece of paper giving his mother's address at Slate Mills in Rappahannock County, Va.; and a tintype of T.G. Popham and his wife, both in civilian clothes, she wearing his kepi. In his letters, Popham expressed concern for the welfare of his family in northern Virginia and hoped there had not been much devastation of crops or stock in the Rappahhanock and Culpeper regions. Popham described the New Bern, N.C., area as pleasant, but poor. At Smithville, N.C., he noted the relative ineffectiveness of the Federal blockade to prevent Confederate ships from reaching Nassau or Bermuda. Popham discussed General Robert E. Lee and General Richard Ewell's harassment of Federal troops near Warrenton, Va., in 1863 and the Confederates' defense of Richmond, Va., in 1864. Popham also discussed military life, lamenting the scarcity and inflated prices of provisions and the scarcity and value of horses in the Confederacy

Additional physical form

Microfilm copy available.

Biographical or historical data

T. G. (Thomas G.) Popham was a Confederate soldier from Rapphannock County, Va. From June 1863 to April 1865, Captain Popham commanded Company B of the 7th Virginia Infantry Regiment.

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