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Civil War

 Subject

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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:

Harper's Ferry

 Collection
Identifier: Art-180
Scope and Contents

As of December 2011, hanging in Kira's Office

Dates: n.d.
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

James W. M. Harris Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2000-085
Scope and Content Information The James W.M. Harris Papers consist of over 200 letters written either from or to Harris or immediate members of his family between 1857 and 1909. The majority of the letters are from James to his wife Mary, written almost entirely during the Civil War. These letters contain descriptions of the siege of Vicksburg, life in Richmond, and first hand descriptions of African-Americans during the war. Harris also frequently recounts current events during the war, as well as encounters with Belle...
Dates: 1857 - 1900
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Jonathan Harris Letter

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1989-065
Scope and Content

Soldier in Company K, 17th Regiment of the North Carolina State Troops in the Civil War. Letter written July 21, 1864, from Greenville, North Carolina, to Major R. S. Tucker. Harris asks Tucker to use his influence with his commanding General to recommend him for the position of quartermaster in Washington, North Carolina, on account of failing health and his desire for an easy position.

Dates: 1864 - 1864
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Letters to W. S. Harris,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-065
Abstract

The collection contains three letters to W. S. Harris, two by John Puller (July and August 1863) and one by D. C. Cahill(?) (April 1863).

Dates: 1863 - 1863
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Hector Hart Letter,

 File
Identifier: Ms-2012-013
Abstract

Letter written by Hector S. Hart, a private with the 126th Regiment, Ohio Infantry to his mother. Dated April 30th, 1865.

Dates: 1865 - 1865
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

John Harville Diaries,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-053
Abstract The collection contains eight handwritten diaries chronicling John Harville's experiences during the Civil War. From August of 1861 to January of 1864 Harville served with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment, Company F. He then transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps for the remainder of his term, ending in July 1864. His diaries include details and stories from camp life, largely around Washington, DC, and Baltimore, MD. Suffering from chronic "congestion of the lungs," Harville spent Autumn 1862...
Dates: 1861-1864, 1913, 2010
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Herman Haupt Manuscript Reminiscences

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Ms-1988-010
Scope and Content Chief of construction and transportation for the military railroad system for the Union Army during the Civil War; later chief engineer or general manager for several railroads, including the Shenandoah Valley, the Richmond and Danville and the Northern Pacific, and president of the Dakota and Great Southern Railroad. Manuscript consists of the original draft for his Reminiscences of General Herman Haupt (1901), including correspondence, copies of telegraph messages, and general orders from...
Dates: c.1862-1900
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Joshua Gilman Hawkes Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1979-003
Abstract

Letters of Joshua Gilman Hawkes, a sergeant in Company D, 52nd Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. Also includes letters to Hawkes' family from friends and relatives following Hawkes' death.

Dates: 1852 - 1870
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

Charles N. Hawkins Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-026
Abstract

The collection consists of three letters written by Pvt. Charles N. Hawkins and Pvt. George Rock to Hawkins's cousin, Dollie L. Eakin, between August 1863 and April 1864.

Dates: 1863 - 1864
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

James P. Hawkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-025
Abstract

Collection includes a bound expense/account notebook of James P. Hawkins, agent of the Southern Express Company, which also contains diary entries from 2 April - 10 April 1865. Also included are a collection of loose pages with Hawkins's diary entries for 11 April - 11 May 1865. Related documents, including special orders, exemption from military service, receipts, Oath of Allegiance, letters (2), envelopes, and a photograph complete the collection.

Dates: 1864 - 1865
Found in: Special Collections, Virginia Tech

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