Written Works and Speeches--Jane Perkins, Pvt.

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Written Works and Speeches--Jane Perkins, Pvt.

Entry/Object ID

1985.002.0210

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 14 3/4" x 9 1/2" Jane A. Perkins disguised herself as a man and followed her sweetheart into the war on the Confederate side. She was captured at Hanover, Va. and taken to Point Lookout prison. During a strip search, her gender was discovered and she was moved to other prisons. She was released in March, 1865 and disappeared from history. Mr. Beitzell researched her case and wrote an article about it for Civil War Times Illustrated. Draft dated January 4, 1978 of a short article on Jane Perkins Letter of May 31, 1978 from Virginia State Archivist to Mr. Beitzell saying Sarah Jane Perkins did not appear in the Archives' files, followed by a letter from Mr. Beitzell sending the corrected name and other information Letter of August 9, 1978 from the National Archives to Mr. Beitzell enclosing copies of documents relative to Jane A. Perkins Letter of November 4, 1978 handwritten by Mr. Beitzell to the editor of an unnamed publication asking her to publish his short sketch in hopes of eliciting a response from readers Letter of May 21, 1979 from John ? to Mr. Beitzell offering the address of an authority on the Surratts Letter of June 5, 1979 from John ? to Mr. Beitzell with one short paragraph on Jane Perkins Letter of June 16, 1979 letter from Mr. Beitzell to the editors of several Northern Neck newspapers describing the life of Jane Perkins and hoping for a response from readers Letter of August 12, 1979 from Mr. Beitzell to the editor of the Civil War Times Illustrated asking for publication of his short sketch in hopes of eliciting a response from readers Letter of September 4, 1979 from an archivist at the Virginia State Archives saying they cannot find the artillery units involved at Hanover Junction Draft of an article on Jane Perkins for the December 1979 issue of the Chronicles Letter of March 30, 1981 from Mr. Beitzell to Harold Howard asking about histories of Virginia regiments and batteries as a way to locate more information on Jane Perkins

Collection

Edwin Warfield Beitzell Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1978 - 1981

Location

Container

Edwin Beitzell Collection, Box 8

Shelf

Rack 09, Shelf 5

Rack

Rack 09

Wall

North wall

Room

Archives 2

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Beitzell, Edwin Warfield (1905-1984)

Person or Organization

Perkins, Jane