Levander T. Rushing Civil War Letters  MS859     1854-1865, undated, 1.21 linear feet   Finding aid prepared by Stephanie Bennett       Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives   PO Box 7777   Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27109   336 758-5755   June 2016         This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit  2016-07-20T12:46-0400     Describing Archives: A Content Standard           Levander T. Rushing Civil War Letters   MS859     Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives             1.21 linear feet   1 half-document box, 1 oversize flat box     1854-1865, undated   Levander T. Rushing was a soldier during the Civil War. He served in the Company I of the 53rd Regiment from Anson County, N.C. This collection contains correspondence of a variety of people with links to Rushing,though the main correspondent is G.M. Rushing, who may have gone by the name Burwell. Also present are a number of undated envelopes and two Confederate 2-dollar bills.     Rushing, George M.       Rushing, Levander T.        Access Restrictions
Collection is open for researchers with the exception of two damaged letters. Due to their extreme fragility, these letters cannot be handled. For more information, contact Z. Smith Reynolds Special Collections & Archives.
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  Collection Overview
This collection contains correspondence of a variety of people with links to Rushing, including L.A. Ham, G.M. Rushing, Philip Rushing, J. Melton, J.M. Morgan, L.E. Burkes, A.J. Rushing, John B. Ashcraft, M.G. Redfearn, W.G. Thornton, J.H.L., Jim Henry, Z.A. Henry, Cornelia Heeny. The bulk of the correspondence is with G.M. Rushing, who may have gone by the name Burwell. Also present are a number of undated envelopes and two Confederate 2-dollar bills.
  Biographical Note
Levander T. Rushing was a soldier during the Civil War. He served in the Company I of the 53rd Regiment from Anson County, N.C.
  Preferred Citation
Levander T. Rushing Civil War Letters, MS859, Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
  Arrangement note
Access to two letters is restricted due to their fragile condition. Please see Special Collections & Archives staff for more information.
   United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources           Correspondence   1   1-19   1854-1865 March           Envelopes   1   20   undated           Greene, H.G. to L.T. Rushing   1   24   undated           Heeny, Cornelia, to "little children"   1   21   undated           Henry, Nancy to son   1   22   undated           Henry, Z.A. to brother   1   23   undated           Letter fragment   1   27   undated           Letter fragments [RESTRICTED]   2   1   undated           Letter fragments, fire damaged [RESTRICTED]   2   2   undated           Rushing, G.M., letter fragment   1   25   undated           Rushing, L.T. to father   1   26   undated