Durkee Correspondence

Durkee family letters covering military and personal family matters from 1862-1893 which were donated by Miss Florence Durkee of Brea, California in 1973. Letters from Joseph and James Durkee sent home detailing their experience during the American Civil War, with Joseph eventually being killed in action and James being captured as a prisoner of war, released, and continuing to serve until his release from duty in 1865. Later letters detail major life events in James Durkee's life after the Civil War.