Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Boyer-Castleman family. Papers, 1837-1901. 0.66 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A B791 / 8-17
Content
The bulk of the collection consists of letters received by A. Z. Boyer's future wife, M. Peyton Castleman. In addition to letters from her parents, family, and friends, Peyton's papers include courtship letters from A. Z. Many of his letters in 1861 refer to the secession crisis. Other letters refer to his service as a Confederate officer in John H. Morgan's command and his 1863 captivity at the Louisville Military Prison. The collection also includes letters to Peyton and her father from her brother, Bushrod Castleman that describe his capture at Ft. Donelson in 1862. Subsequent letters relate to his capture during Morgan's Ohio Raid in 1863.