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:
Thomas Watson Letters
Photocopies of typed transcripts of letters of Thomas Watson, a private in Company D, 93rd Illinois Infantry during the Civil War.
Max Weber Letter
Colonel of the 20th Regiment of New York volunteers, in the Civil War. Letter to Major General Benjamin F. Butler, September 5, 1861, describing the capture of Fort Hatteras, North Carolina, on August 28, by Weber's troops.
Captain Isaiah A. Welch Correspondence,
This letter from Captain Isaiah A. Welch to Captain Crispin Dickenson details Welch's desire to get back in touch with Dickenson, following their Civil War service together. A shopping list of Captain Crispin Dickenson's is also included.
Robert J. Wells Civil War Letter
Letter written by Robert J. Wells. Robert J. Wells enlisted on June 5, 1861 at Lynchburg, Virginia as a Private in Company H of the 24th Virginia Infantry. The letter is written to "Cousin Louise" and dates from November 30, 1864.
J. Waldo West Correspondence
Lieutenant in the 1st New York Dragoons during the Civil War. Three letters written between January and July, 1864, to Sarah L. (Lyra) Stillson of Corning, New York, from Dansville, New York, and camps in Washington, D.C. Writes about his visit home and his company's reconnaissance to the Rapidan River.
West Virginia Civil War Correspondence
Two letters on one sheet from two girls in Western Virginia (now West Virginia) to their aunt. They write of war on the home front and the destruction caused by the Yankee soldiers to their farms.
Isaac White Letters
N. B. White Letter to Darius White
The collection consists of a single letter from N. B. White to his cousin, Darius, written from Boliver Heights, near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, dated October 19, 1862....
William C. White Letter
Soldier in Company H of the 69th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment during the Civil War. Recruited in Philadelphia on August 19, 1861; mustered out August 27, 1864. Letter written November 20, 1861, to his parents from Camp Monocacy, Maryland. Writes that it is hard to get French leave because there are patrols on every road around the camp, and that many have deserted from his company due to the lack of whiskey.