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:
Ludmill Estes Letter
Post office worker in Columbia, Tennessee. Letter written May 12, 1861, to his brother, W.I.A. Estes, in Corinth, Tennessee. Writes of the confusion in switching the postal system from Federal to Confederate and rumors that the Union army intends to tear up the railroad.
Evans Family Letters
Family of Illinois and Wisconsin. Consists of three letters from the sister and brothers of William Evans, a Union soldier in the 6th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, Company B, stationed in Washington, D.C. Transcripts available.
H. Feild Letter
Letter from a Confederate surgeon, writing from the General Hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, to my esteemed friend. Feild writes on January 5, 1865, about the suffering in the land and the cries of the wounded. Additional letters from Feild may be found in the Henry C. Somerville Letters (Ms91-045).
Fenwick Civil War Materials Collection
A small collection of Civil War-related materials, containing the correspondence of John Newton Smith, a private in Company I, 13th Virginia Cavalry and the sketchbook of Charles Gulager, a private in Company A, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Fenwick Civil War Materials Collection, 1863-1865 (Ms2001-042)
Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence,
A collection of two letters written by Nancy (Nannie) Figgat to her husband Private Charles Figgat, of the 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Company C.
John Filtzmoyer Damage Claim,
The collection consists of a claim for damages by John Filtzmoyer dated April 14, 1865.