I have recently acquired digital copies of the civil war era letters in the collection of Barkley Family Papers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. They are mainly to and from members of the Josiah and Elizabeth Barkley family of Anderson Co., SC, but there are some extended family and friends included. Josiah's brother William Barkley of Cherokee Co., AL writes one letter with some great genealogical info on his kid's kids. Sons of Josiah's - J. B. O. "Neal", Martin, George, and Eliab were all in the Civil War and write home. Others writing or getting letters include: Jasper King, William Graynham or Traynham, Hugh Young Spence, Reuben Wilson, Daniel Dendy or Deney, A. Campbell, William Turner, J. M. Watson, William Willis Slatten, and Nancy Richardson. Countless others are mentioned. I have posted these letters to a page to share with anyone who has not seen them: http://www.seekyetruth.com/BarkleyLetters.html

I would love to correspond with any relatives. And please, if you know the identity of some of the non-Barkleys, please share with me and others. Also, if I have mis-transcribed something, please let me know. Some of those names are hard to read. Thanks!

Donna Spence