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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.084 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Edward R. Archer to friend Paddon about surplus coal at the Tredegar Iron Works and North-South relations |
| Date | 20 December 1866 |
| Author | Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Requesting information about the process of pressing and refining the surplus coal at the Tredegar Iron Works into a saleable product for steamers through compression into blocks that burn longer and produce more steam than unrefined bituminous coal. Archer also gives Paddon information on mutual acquaintances within associated with the Virginia Volunteer Navy. Letter also contains the interesting contention that the spirit of rivalry between North and South has grown sharper since the end of the war and that far from "harmonizing," relations between the two sections are "as mixing oil with water". |
| Subjects | Mining Science and Technology Industry Steamboat Steam Navy Confederate States of America Civil War Military History Reconstruction |
| People | Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Industry; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |