Z. T. Miller to His Parents., 11/05/1862-11/05/1862

File — Box: 1, Folder: 32

Identifier: 76382

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Z. T. Miller Civil War letters. Arranged chronologically.

Dates

11/05/1862-11/05/1862

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Extent

From the Collection: 25 Linear Feet (18 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

15/07/02

Container Summary

1 ALS from Z. T. Miller to his parents, describing the army's movement from Fairfax Court House to Centreville to Bull Run Bridge to Thoroughfare Gap. Mention of skirmishes. Comment on the strategic Thoroughfare Gap. Reference to passing over part of the Bull Run battlefield where some of the dead were only half-buried. Reference to Franz Sigel's order to burn a mill where Confederates sniped at Union men. Sent from Thoroughfare Gap, Virginia.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MILLER, Z. T. - CORRESP. TO HIS PARENTS (1862): Autographed Letter

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE - VIRGINIA - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

VIRGINIA - FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

CENTREVILLE - VIRGINIA - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

VIRGINIA - CENTREVILLE - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

BULL RUN BRIDGE - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

THOROUGHFARE GAP - VIRGINIA - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

VIRGINIA - THOROUGHFARE GAP - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

BULL RUN BATTLEFIELD - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

SIGEL, FRANZ - REFERENCE (1862): Autographed Letter

THOROUGHFARE GAP - VIRGINIA - CORRESP. FROM (1862): Autographed Letter

VIRGINIA - THOROUGHFARE GAP - CORRESP. FROM (1862): Autographed Letter