AHJ_ah07237 Inventory of the J.S. Pittenger Letters, 1861-1886 Pittenger (J.S.) Letters Processed by Mark Shelstad University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
2010

University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by D. Claudia Thompson August 2010 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Pittenger, J.S. (Joshua S.) J.S. Pittenger letters 1861-1886 07237 .25 cubic ft. (1 box) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English Letters of a captain of the 64th Regiment of the New York State Volunteers during the American Civil War. Arrangement of the Collection

Biography of J.S. Pittenger

Joshua S. Pittenger of Wellsville, New York, served as Captain of the 64th Regiment of the New York State Volunteers and witnessed the Battles of Bull Run and Gettysburg during his service in the Civil War from 1861-1864.

 Scope and Content

Collection consists of letters sent by Pittenger to his wife Sarah from 1861-1864 and 1886. The letters provide a detailed account of volunteer army life, including troop movements, daily provisions, company drilling, construction of roads and buildings, illnesses, desertions, the Battles of Bull Run, Gettysburg and smaller skirmishes, and Sarah's loneliness and trouble in running the family business in Wellsville, New York.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public. Photocopies are availabe for research use.

 Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by J.S. Pittenger at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was purchased from Mrs. Gary Moats, House of Oltiques, of Laramie, Wyoming in 1987.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Mark Shelstad in May 1993.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of this entire collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu:8180/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~48~48.

 Access Terms United States. Army. New York Volunteer Regiments, 64th. Bull Run, 2nd Battle of, Va., 1862. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. Soldiers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Politics, Government, and Law Military Social Life and Customs Home and Family Container List J.S. Pittenger Letters (originals in safe) 1 1 letters 1861 1 1 letters 1861 1 2 letters Jan.-April, 1862 1 3 letters May-Dec., 1862 1 4 letters Jan.-April, 1863 1 5 letters May-Dec., 1863 1 6 letters 1864 1 7 letters 1882, 1886