Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904 to Mary Epperly

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02715.051 Author/Creator: Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904 Place Written: Culpeper, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 May 1863 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

Writes from camp near Culpeper, expressing his desire to see his family and to visit the graves of his dead relatives. Adds that he may be transferred to the western army and if so, he will try to spend a few days at home.

Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources