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STUDENT LETTERS

Robinson, William Wallace, 1835-1901 (1860)
Letters, 1857-1864

MANUSCRIPT NUMBER: DC0123s

VOLUME: 1 folder

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:
William Wallace Robinson was graduated from Davidson College in 1860. He served in the Confederate Army in Company B, 13th Regiment N.C. Troopsand was wounded during a battle at Spottsylvania Court House in 1864. He was Superintendent of Public Instruction in Mecklenburg County and Spapton, NC.

SCOPE AND CONTENT:
The collection consists of letters written by Robinson. The letters from 1857-1860 discuss family and college life while the letters from 1861-1864 describe Robinson's activities during the Civil War.


Letter October 17, 1857
Letter April 19, 1858
Letter May 7, 1858
Letter May 9, 1859

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