Title: Culver-Culbertson Family. Papers, 1863-1982
Collection identifier: 571
Primary Creator: Culver-Culbertson Family
Extent: 1.0 folder. More info below.
Subjects: Fort Fisher (N.C.), Military, North Carolina--Kure Beach, United States--Civil War, 1861-1865, Virginia--Petersburg, Washington--Tacoma
Forms of Material: Family papers
Clara Culver Culbertson, a native of Carlisle, Pa., taught school in Mount Holly Springs, Md., before marrying Dr. Samuel D. Culbertson in 1866. The material in the collection includes a number of Civil War letters written by Clara's brother, Joseph E. Culver, who served in the 39th Pa. Vol. Inf. before receiving a commission in the U.S.C. Inf. The letters give brief accounts of events such as the siege of Petersburg and its aftermath, and the capture of Fort Fisher. Culver also reports on conditions in camps during the war. In addition, the collection includes correspondence about various illnesses and cures on the frontier, and a detailed description of frontier Tacoma, Wash.
Wallace Perry acquired this collection from the estate of Helen Culbertson, daughter of Clara. Perry's cousin, Rebecca O. Barber of Champaign, Ill., donated it to the Library in 1982.
Fort Fisher (N.C.)
Military
North Carolina--Kure Beach
United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--Petersburg
Washington--Tacoma
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 25 items
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/ihlcsfa/culver-culbertson.pdf
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