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Civil War Letters — an online exhibit  

Gaston County Museum of Art & History offers this collection of Civil War letters as its first online exhibit. A turning point for many families and local society, the war had deep and lasting effects on the region. These letters from the Holland family help to understand those turbulent times. Click on the letter to go to a page with the entire text and a visual image of the letter (sample at right).

Letter to Mrs. Margaret A. Holland and Family
Camp Hill Monday August 18th 1862

Letter to Brother and Sister
Wilmington NC Feb 22 1863

Letter to Mrs. Margaret A. Holland and Family
Wilmington NC Feb 22 1863

Letter to M. L. Holland
(undated)

Letter to Margaret A. Holland and Children
(undated)

Letter to Margaret A. Holland and Children
March 13, 1864

Letter to Margaret A. Holland
(undated)


Aug. 18, 1862 Letter (front; click for larger image)

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