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:
Tarter Family Papers,
The collection includes a letter from J. W. & Susan M. Tarter to J. W.'s brother, Confederate soldier James H. Tarter; a CSA envelope, and James H.'s Oath of Allegiance certificate.
John H. Taylor Correspondence,
The Taylor correspondences collection includes two types of materials: envelopes from correspondence, mostly to Taylor; and correspondence to and from Taylor, largely dating between 1859 and 1861. Correspondence includes Taylor's daily news, as well as news from family and friends. Several 1860 and 1861 letters mention politics at the start of the Civil War.
Hiram P. Teed Correspondence,
The Hiram P. Teed Correspondence collection consists of correspondence between Pvt. Hiram P. Teed and his wife, Elizabeth. Altogether, there are seven letters--six from Teed, one from Elizabeth--from 1862-1863.
Telegraph, Southern Telegraph Companies, To Col. Preston, Guns available for transfer from Hospital if orders are granted from Richmond, Signed: F.B. Deane Jr., Recorded at Christiansburg from Lynchburg, May 15, 1862 (Ms1992-003)
Louise Testerman Papers
Two photographs collected by Testerman: one of John P. Donaldson and Noyes Rand, 22nd Virginia Regiment soldiers in the Confederate Army of the Civil War; and another of John S.M. Parker, also a soldier. Also includes a scrap of paper giving details about Rand and Francis A. Donaldson.
William F. Testerman Letters
First Lieutenant in Company C, 8th Tennessee Cavalry during the Civil War. Letter written July 25, 1864, from Gallatin, Tennessee, to Jane Davis. Testerman writes Jane of the love he has for her and his hopes for their future. A second letter to his family, written February 11, 1865, mentions talk of peace.
The Bonnie Blue Flag
Signed and numbered 23/25.
The Boy Colonel
Signed and numbered 20/50.
"The Confederacy" Performance Program,
The collection contains the 1958 performance program of "The Confederacy."