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:
McCurdy Letter to "Dear Friend Sara"
The collection consists of a letter signed "McCurdy" written on December 19, 1862 to "Dear Friend Sara." The letter includes detailed descriptions of the fighting around Fredericksburg in December 1862.
Martha McDonald Letter
Letter of Martha McDonald to her husband, Lewis McDonald, a soldier in the Confederate Army, written in Rutherford County, North Carolina, on September 15, 1862.
David Cloyd McGavock Papers
Soldier in Company B of the 24th Virginia Regiment in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in May 1864. Collection consists of ca. 35 items, including letters written by McGavock to his family while studying at Roanoke College in 1861, and then from camps near Winchester and Petersburg, Virginia, and Goldsboro, North Carolina. Includes sympathy letters to McGavock's sister after his death, and other miscellaneous family papers.
Joseph McGill Letter
Union soldier in the Civil War writing his parents on July 24, 1863, from Wartrace, Tennessee. Writes that the general opinion of the men is that the war will be over soon, and that there is talk of going back to Kentucky.
John McJellison Papers,
This collection contains John McJellison's commission papers to serve as Second Lieutenant in Company K, 27th Regiment, Maine Infantry, as well as a letter to McJellison from his nephew.
Charles F. McKenna Collection
Diaries, papers, and published materials related to Charles F. McKenna's service in the 155th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, during the Civil War.
Meade & Baker Apothecary Ledger
Accounts ledger for a pharmaceutical firm in Richmond, Virginia, including customer names, addresses and itemized lists of purchases.
Meeting of Generals Jackson, J.E. Johnston, and Lee
VTF 3102; copyrighted D.H. Anderson; published by C. Klacknet; gift of William M. Thornton, 1993
C. Henry Merrick Letters,
Collection consists of letters written to Merrick from various people including his brother Spencer Merrick.