Edmund Burke Whitman Civil War Letter
This collection contains a single handwritten letter from December 5, 1864, written by Edmund Burke Whitman, Assistant Quartermaster, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The letter is addressed to Lt. Colonel Andrew J. Mackay to let him know of the needed supplies.
Dates
- 1864 December 5
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection contains a single handwritten letter from December 5, 1864, written by Edmund Burke Whitman, Assistant Quartermaster, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The letter is addressed to Lt. Colonel Andrew J. Mackay to let him know of the needed supplies.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edmund Burke Whitman was born in Massachusetts on October 18, 1812. On July 18, 1862, he enlisted as a captain and was commissioned into US Volunteers Assistant Quartermaster. He was promoted two more times during the course of the Civil War. He became a Major and Lt. Colonel on March 3, 1865. He was mustered out on August 20, 1868. He died on September 2, 1883.
Arrangement
This collection consists of a single folder.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository