Samuel James Culbertson letters
Biographical / Historical Note
According to WIlliam Clarke's "The Descendants of John McNair 1690-1762 and Collateral Families," Culbertson enlisted in September 1862, joining Company B, 130th Regiment of New York Volunteers. "He served in that company for a year and was then transferred to the First New York Dragoons as a captain. He was engaged in some thirteen or fourteen battles between that time and 1864 when he was mustered out of the army because of ill health."
Samuel and Sallie would marry in 1866. One of their children, Margaret Belle Culbertson, married Hugh Robinson McNair in 1891. They were the grandparents of Helen Jean McNair Tobin, Margaret McNair Muessel, Hugh Robinson McNair, David Dufour McNair, Samuel Robinson McNair, James Theodore McNair Jr., William Walton Clarke III, and John McNair Clarke.
Scope and Contents
The Samuel James Culbertson Letters includes 17 letters written by Culbertson while he served in the Civil War. Except for two letters written to Culbertson by his brothers--Frank and Mike, letters 8a and 8b--the letters are addressed to his cousin, Sarah (Sallie) Rue Hannah Johnston of 246 Longworth St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Creator
- Culbertson, Samuel James, 1837-1900 (Person)
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1864
Language of Materials
English
Extent
17 letter(s)
Access
The Samuel James Culbertson Letters are open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
Use
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Dufour McNair, 2016
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Samuel James Culbertson Letters, D.512, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Existence and Location of Copies
The letters in this collection have been digitized and transcribed. Scans and transcripts are available on the old finding aid page, here.
Subject
- Culbertson, Samuel James, 1837-1900 (Person)
- Title
- Samuel James Culbertson letters
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- Undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- February 2023: Item-level description added.
Library Details
Part of the Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation Library