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:
G. J. Whitman Correspondence
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1988-084
Scope and Content
Union soldier in the Civil War. Three letters from camps in and near Washington, D.C.
Dates:
1864 - 1864
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Williams Carter Wickham Letterbook
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-011
Abstract
Letterbook of Williams Carter Wickham, attorney, farmer, Virginia state senator, Hanover County supervisor, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company official, and Confederate brigadier general, containing copies of letters regarding farm, business, political and personal matters.
Dates:
1881 - 1882
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Charles Wilkins Letter
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1991-015
Scope and Content
Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Infantry during the Civil War. Letter written on May 23, 1862, from camp near Corinth, Mississippi, to his brother in New Hampshire. Writes about his recent arrival in Mississippi and reporting to General John Pope. Claims they are near enough to reach the Rebels with our 30 pounders.
Dates:
1862 - 1862
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech