Sarah E. Wester

First Name: Sarah
Middle Name(s): E.
Last Name: Wester
Residence (County): 
Franklin County, NC
Biography: 

Thomas C. Wester (b. ca. 1842) was from Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina. At the time of the Federal Census of 1860, Wester was living in the household of his father, Daniel Wester, a minister and farmer. On Noverber 2, 1861 Thomas C. Wester enlisted as a private in Co. B, 13th North Carolina Infantry Battalion, later was incorporated into the 66th North Carolina Infantry (Wester was eventually promoted to sergeant). The collection consists of a diary written by Wester and nine letters, mostly written by Wester to his wife, Sarah, and to his father, Daniel Wester.

Authored Letters

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ID Letter Datesort descending Author Recipient From To
9914 Wester2 May 17, 1864 Sarah E. Wester , Daniel Wester Thomas C. Wester Franklin County, NC

Received Letters

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ID Letter Datesort descending Author Recipient From To
9913 Wester1 January 5, 1864 Thomas C. Wester Sarah E. Wester Wilmington, NC Franklin County, NC
9915 Wester3 June 11, 1864 Thomas C. Wester Sarah E. Wester Richmond, VA Franklin County, NC
9921 Wester9 February 4, 1865 Thomas C. Wester Sarah E. Wester Raleigh, NC Franklin County, NC

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