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:
Card, DAR Acceptance Letter to Sue Ellett, January 11, 1911 (Ms1988-047)
John Newton Carnahan Letters,
Civil War letters from Private John Newton Carnahan of the 54th Virginia Infantry to his wife, Juliette Sophia Calfee Carnahan, and children in Pulaski County, Virginia.
Henry C. Carpenter Letters,
The papers consist of Carpenter's letters written between February 1862 and June 1864 while encamped in parts of Virginia and West Virginia.
James Carr Letters
Soldier in the 56th New York Regiment during the Civil War. Collection consists of two letters written by Carr and Thomas Clark, also of the 56th New York Regiment, in June 1862 from near the Chicahominy River, Virginia. Both letters are to a man named Robert. Carr's letter describes the regiment's involvement in the Battle of Fair Oaks and Seven Oaks.
John Carr Civil War Letters,
This collection contains photocopies and transcriptions of the Civil War-era letters of Private John Carr, who served with the 2nd Stuart Horse Artillery of the Confederate Army.
Carroll County, Virginia, Petition,
The collection consists of a petition from former members of the 24th and 29th Virginia Infantries, seeking assistance for the pardon and release of POWs from Carroll County, Virginia.
John R. Cason Papers,
Journal of John R. Cason, Confederate Lieutenant and one of the Immortal 600, containing lists of other prisoners he encountered following his capture at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Jacob Cassel Papers,
Papers from a nineteenth-century Smyth County, Virginia, landholder pertaining to his business, community involvement, and the Civil War. Includes a signed oath of allegiance from 1865.
Charles M. Cassell Letter,
The collection consists of a letter from C. M. Cassell to his aunt, Fannie Yonce of Wytheville, VA.
Cavalryman's Correspondence,
The collection consists of two letters written by "Mark," a Confederate cavalryman, to his father in 1861.