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:
Baldwin Family Letters
Letters of the Baldwin Family of Tazewell County, Virginia, consisting largely of letters from Denison B. Baldwin of the 51st Virginia Infantry and the 23rd Virginia Infantry Battalion to his wife, Sallie Barnes Baldwin..
John R. Baldwin Letter,
The collection consists of a letter from John R. Baldwin, possibly to a wife or girlfriend, writing of his love for her.
Baltimore, Maryland, Letter,
Letter written by "N.R.W." in Baltimore to Dr. Charles H. Moore in Louisiana on January 26, 1860, about his desire to secure a teacher's position in a Southern plantation household.
Barnes Family Correspondence,
The collection contains seven letters written to and from members of the Barnes family between 1961 and 1864 and two handwritten poems.
Joseph Hampton Barnett Medals,
The collection contains the Southern Cross of Honor, reunion medals from Florida and Richmond, Virginia, and ribbons from the Grand Camps Confederate Veterans of Virginia reunions.
William W. Barnett Diary,
Diary for the year 1862 by William W. Barnett, a private in the 8th Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps.
William H. Barron Letter
Post-Civil War letter written by Private William H. Barron of the U. S. Army Signal Corps. Letter written from Richmond, Virginia to friend, describing visits to local battlefields, boredom in camp, watching the soldiers return to their homes in the North, his hope that Jefferson Davis will hang, and the arrival of Governor Pierpont in Richmond.
Ansil T. Bartlett Letter,
The collection consists of a letter by Ansil T. Bartlett to his father, dated April 15, 1865.