Civil War
Subject
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:
Photograph, Headstone of William H. French, 2, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_Photo_WmHFrenchMarkerDedication_1961_0916_004_
Photograph, Home of Col W. H. French, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_Photo_Home_WmHFrench_1961_[0916]_
Photograph, Judge H. Martin, WV, September 16, 1961 (Ms19988-047)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_Photo_JudgeJamesMartin_WmHFrenchMarkerDedication_1961_0916_
Photograph, Man in Field, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
Digital Record
Identifier: MS1988_047_EllettFamily_Photo_[1961_0916]
William J. Pittenger Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-064
Abstract
Diary of soldier serving in the 93rd Illinois Infantry and the U. S. Army Signal Corps. Entries cover day-to-day activities, the Union advance down the Mississippi River, and the siege of Vicksburg. Accompanied by a 1957 newspaper article about the diary.
Dates:
1863 - 1863
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Stephen F. Poindexter Civil War Letter,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-042
Abstract
This collection consists of a May 10, 1864, letter written by Stephen F. Poindexter of the 10th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate Army, at Union Hall, Franklin County, Virginia. Written to his cousin W.H. Smith of the 2nd Missouri Infantry of the Confederate Army, Poindexter begs his cousin to reply to his letters, inquires after the health of Smith's uncle Jim, and informs Smith of the capture of Poindexter's brother by Union Army forces. The letter closes by directing any reply correspondence...
Dates:
May 10, 1864
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Charles O. Poland Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-013
Abstract
Diary of Charles O. Poland, a private in Company B, 142nd Ohio Infantry (National Guard), written while serving for six weeks near the front during the early siege of Petersburg.
Dates:
1864 - 1864
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech