Daniel Wester

First Name: Daniel
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 Date 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 Date Author Recipient From To
9916 Wester4 October 21, 1864 Thomas C. Wester Daniel Wester Richmond, VA Franklin County, NC
9918 Wester6 December 23, 1864 Thomas C. Wester Daniel Wester Goldsboro, NC Franklin County, NC
9919 Wester7 January 26, 1865 Thomas C. Wester Daniel Wester Raleigh, NC Franklin County, NC
9920 Wester8 February 3, 1865 Thomas C. Wester Daniel Wester Raleigh, NC Franklin County, NC

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