Person:F Russell (1)

Russell, F. Stanley Letters, 490 THL (Handley Regional Library, Winchester): This collection contains correspondences of F. Stanley Russell to his parents, sister and cousin during his service in the Civil War until his death in May 1864. He served in Company H, Thirteenth VA Regiment, CSA. Also included in this collection are letters and reports from William W. Hayden and Annie Russell Hack. (1 box) Last updated 12/08. Bio: F. Stanley enlisted in Company H, Thirteenth Virginia Infantry in Winchester, VA. just one week after the firing on Fort Sumter and served with the regiment until his death at the Battle of Spotsylvania in May, 1864. The Civil War letters of F. Stanley Russell, including those in this collection, appear in the book The Letters of F. Stanley Russell - The Movements of Company H, Thirteenth Virginia Regiment, Confederate States Army, 1861-1864, edited by Douglas Carroll, Paul M. Harrod Company, Baltimore, April 1963, available in the Archives Reading Room, call number 973.782 R91.[WorldCat OCLC 2454924 for The letters of F. Stanley Russell.]