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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:

Henry A. Van Pelt Letter and CDV,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-041
Abstract

The collection includes a letter by Henry Van Pelt to "Frank," dated November 15, 1862, as well as an undated CDV of Van Pelt taken during the Civil War.

Dates: 1862-c.1865

William Gildersleeve Vardell Letters

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1995-016
Scope and Content Major from South Carolina in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; served in the Quartermaster's Department attached to the Holcomb Legion and the 17th, 18th, 22nd, and 23rd South Carolina regiments. Collection consists of photocopies of forty-eight letters from Vardell to his wife Jennie, written between August 1862 and August 1863, while he was encamped in Montgomery, Alabama, and Jackson, Mississippi. Writes longs and eloquent letters about news and effects of the war and battles,...
Dates: 1862-1863, 1882

Daniel Verser Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-051
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Daniel Verser in Pittsylvania, Virginia, to his brother, Colonel William Verser in Burkesville, Virginia. Dated August 1867, the letter includes Daniel Verser's opinions on Reconstruction-era difficulties in the state.

Dates: 1867 - 1867

George W. Viar Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1990-036
Scope and Content

Soldier in Company E of the 24th Virginia Volunteer Regiment during the Civil War. Papers consist of reports by surgeons in Dublin, Virginia, of their examinations of Viar, declaring him unfit for field duty. Also includes a note by a fellow soldier of Viar's to his family with saying that he is sending documents home with Viar.

Dates: 1862 - 1863

Virginia Confederate Election Ticket,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-004
Abstract

Virginia election ticket for the November 6, 1861, Confederate election. It includes the names of candidates for sixteen districts; Jefferson Davis for President, and A.H. Stephens for Vice President; and state representative candidates, John R. Edmunds and Allen T. Caperton.

Dates: 1861 - 1861

Felix Voltz Letters,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-021
Abstract

The collection contains six letters from Felix Voltz to his family in Elmira, New York, written during the Civil War.

Dates: 1865 - 1865

Jane Wade Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-049
Abstract

The collection contains a photocopy of a letter from Wade in Christiansburg, Virginia, written on May 15, 1864, to her husband John, a soldier in the Confederate Army in the Civil War.

Dates: 1864 - 1864

John D. Wagg Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-048
Abstract

The Wagg Papers consist of correspondence, two diaries, sermons, church documents, and miscellaneous poems and essays.

Dates: 1854 - 1866

Frederick E. Waldron Memoirs

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1995-011
Scope and Content

 Undated manuscript memoirs, ca. late 1800s, of Waldron's experiences as a soldier in the 31st New York Regiment during the Civil War.

Dates: c.late 1800s

Timothy S. Walker Letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1991-021
Scope and Content

Union soldier with the 25th Maine Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Letter written April 20, 1864, from Georgetown in Washington, D.C. to a friend in Maine. Writes about getting coal in Alexandria, Virginia, and his hopes that the war ends soon.

Dates: 1864 - 1864