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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:

Henrie H. Alexander Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-002
Scope and Content

The collection consists of a letter written June 10,1862, from Alexander in Blacksburg, to Captain W. G. Price in Wytheville, Virginia, about a recent skirmish with the Union soldiers at Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia (now West Virginia).

Dates: 1862 - 1862

Alexander Welch Reynolds Letter, 1861 (Ms2008-030)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2008-030
Dates: 1861

Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-029
Abstract

The Alexandria and Fairfax Counties [Virginia] Civil War Correspondence collection consists of 19 letters by 17 soldiers, dated between 1861 and 1862. Letters were written by soldiers stationed in and around Alexandria and Fairfax counties and Washington, DC in the first 12-16 months of the Civil War.

Dates: 1861 - 1862

Allison Family Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-060
Abstract

This collection contains four letters from members of the Allison family (John P and James Polk), as well as a surgeon's certificate for William H Allison.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Allison Family Correspondence, 1862-1864 (Ms2011-060)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-060
Dates: 1862 - 1864

William R. Altizer Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-099
Abstract

The collection includes a letter by William Altizer to Virginia Governot Letcher in 1862, requesting to be detailed as a blacksmith in his home town.

Dates: 1862 - 1862

N. S. Andrews Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-041
Abstract

The collection contains single letter from N. S. Andrews to his father, while Andrews was station in Washington, DC, during the Civil War.

Dates: 1864 - 1864

L. C. Angle, Jr., Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-043
Abstract Collection consists largely of materials related to the history of the Civil War in Virginia, particularly - but not limited to - copies and transcripts of Civil War letters, personal papers, and manuscripts. The collection also contains Civil War and post Civil War-related printed materials and memorabilia. Includes "Reminiscence of the Years 1861-1865" by Frank S. Robertson, "Battle of Brandy Station or Fleetwood" author unknown, "Robert Edwin Miles of the 21st...
Dates: c.1860-2001