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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00686.21 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of the Van Valkenburgh family |
| Title | Franklin Butler van Valkenburgh to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh reporting a visit to family in Arkansas [incomplete] |
| Date | 1 July 1865 |
| Author | Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924) |
| Recipient | Van Valkenburgh, Mary B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Unsigned. Letter is apparently missing the ending. Written on Waldo, Ody & Van law firm stationery. Written by Frank to his mother. Says he just arrived back from assisting his twin brother Gerrit. It was a two-day stay with 20 days of travelling. Says he was assured by the commanding officer of the district in Arkansas where his brother was being held that the "charge was entirely false & unfounded - He has taken the Oath of Allegiance & is again a Citizen &c - He has done what he could for the South under the full conviction that they were right." Reports that everyone mistakes him for his twin brother Gerrit. Tells her that Gerrit is an inch taller and 4 inches slimmer than he is and that he looked care worn but strong. Says Gerrit has good prospects to go into business. Reports that the family there consists of Uncle William, Aunt Emily, Frank, Horan, Carrie, Emily, and a what seems to be an adopted boy. Says they all send love back North. |
| Subjects | Law Reconstruction Civil War Military History Oath Morality and Ethics Children and Family Confederate States of America |
| People | Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit |
| Place written | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Law; Reconstruction; The American Civil War; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Gerrit was the only one of the five Van Valkenburgh brothers who eventually sided with the Confederacy. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |