Civil War
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this heading for collections related to the American Civil War, including materials created after 1865 that have significant Civil War content. Also use the LCSH heading: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.Found in 1309 Collections and/or Records:
George W. Benson Correspondence,
The collection contains eleven letters the Pennsylvania soldier wrote from camps in Washington, D.C., Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania written by George W. Benson between 1863 and 1865.
M. A. Bentley Letters
Two letters from a Confederate soldier in the Civil War to his father. Writes September 2, 1863, from Richmond, Virginia, about the camp meetings and his faith in God. Also writes in April 1863 with news of his health and a request to receive more letters.
Elden E. Billings Collection,
This collection contains subject files, clippings, memorabilia and artifacts related to the American Civil War. There are seven series, five of which predominately contain Civil War materials. The other two series in the collection also contains files on other subjects of Billings' historical interests, including aspects of military and United States history.
John H. Black Letter
Lieutenant in the 12th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry in the Civil War, writing his wife on October 21, 1864, from Bolivar Heights, Virginia (now West Virginia). Writes about the Battle of Cedar Creek (October 19, 1864) and efforts to recruit new troops to replace those lost in the battles.
Black, Kent, and Apperson Family Papers
Papers and artifacts of an interrelated family prominent in Blacksburg's history. Includes the Civil War letters of Confederate surgeon Dr. Harvey Black, the Civil War diary of hospital steward John S. Apperson, cotton books and correspondence of Germanicus Kent, nineteenth-century account books of a Blacksburg general store, 1912 European travel diary, and the political scrapbooks of State Senator and Attorney General Harvey B. Apperson.
Black, Kent, and Apperson Family Papers, 1779-1984 (Ms1974-003)
Frederick Blackman Correspondence
Union soldier from Connecticut in the Civil War. Two letters written January 6, 1863, and n.d., from Tennessee and Virginia, to Franklin Sherwood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Writes that he was sick the night of the fight (possibly the Battle of Murfreesboro), and asks what the people back home think of the war. Asks Sherwood to send him his belongings, for he intends to never return to Bridgeport. Transcripts available.
Daniel Blain Papers
Asa P. Blunt Letter,
The collection consists of a letter from Union soldier Brigadier General Asa P. Blunt (1826-1889), written to an unidentified cousin, from Fort Monroe, Va., on June 10, 1864.
Dorothy H. Bodell Papers,
The collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings, correspondence, research notes, photocopies of historical documents, and files Bodell compiled while writing her book.