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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:

Edward F. Tubbs Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-030
Abstract

The collection consists of seven letters written by Edward F. Tubbs, Company I, 14th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (159th Volunteers) to his mother and siblings at home in Albion, Erie County, Pennsylvania.

Dates: 1858 - 1864; Majority of material found within 1863 - 1864

Turner Family Genealogy Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1994-002
Scope and Content Genealogical information about the Turner family of Snowcreek in Franklin County, Virginia. Meshack Taylor (1819 or 1820-1877) served in Company E of the 64th Virginia Regiment during the Civil War. Collection includes a photocopy of a letter written by Turner to his wife Sallie from Farrow Grounds near Norfolk, Virginia, on April 13, 1862. Also includes a genealogy compiled by Helen Turner of Lawton, Oklahoma, on The Turners of Snowcreek, which consists of transcripts of wills, research...
Dates: c.1980s

Twenty-Fourth Virginia Volunteer Regiment Records,

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1990-037
Scope and Content

Virginia regiment in the Civil War. Records consist of five items relating to soldiers in the regiment, including examination notes, a furlough pass, and lists of pay and clothing. Soldiers were R.T. Briggs, John R. Hudson, R. Laundrum, Burgess Whitt, and Solomon Wood.

Dates: 1863 - 1863

Twilight in Gettysburg

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-031
Scope and Contents

Robert E. Lee, July 1, 1863

Dates: n.d.

Cyril H. Tyler Letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1989-009
Scope and Content

Union soldier in the Civil War from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Writes his father from Fair Oaks, near Richmond, Virginia, June 4, 1862. Refers to skirmishes with the enemy, Rebel sharpshooters, and crossing the Chicahominy River.

Dates: 1862 - 1862

Tyler-Ellis-Marye Family Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-067
Abstract Family papers of President John Tyler, his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, and descendants, mostly through the couple's daughter, Pearl Tyler Ellis. Letters written to the Tylers from family and friends; a letter written by the Tyler's son, David G. Tyler; an autograph book used at the 1868 Democratic National Convention; a published memorial to Mary L'Hommedieu Gardiner Horsford; photographs of Pearl Tyler Ellis; Ellis and Marye family-related newspaper clippings; photographs and Civil...
Dates: 1848 - 1939

Tyler-Ellis-Marye Family Collection, 1848-1939 (Ms2010-067)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010-067
Dates: 1848 - 1939

Umbarger Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-066
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence relating to the Umbarger family from 1863-1867 and 1870-1883. Letters detail the family's experiences in the Civil War and their migration from Jonesville, Lee County, Virginia, to Coss County, Indiana, shortly after the war's close.

Dates: 1863-1867, 1870-1883

Umbarger Family Correspondence, 1863-1867, 1870-1883 (Ms2010-066)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010-066
Dates: 1863-1867, 1870-1883

Adin B. Underwood Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-025
Abstract This collection comprises the papers of Brigader General Adin. B Underwood. The papers contain photocopies of Civil War-era correspondence written to Underwood by his wife and sister-in-law and Underwood's written requests to his superiors for leave from duty. The collection also consists of Underwood's pension records, his pay and muster sheets from his time in the Union Army, and his wife's applications for a widow's pension after his death in 1888. This collection includes a short history...
Dates: 1861 - 1926