Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Letter, William Leonard to Mother, Near Richmond, May 5, 1865 (Ms2011-106)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-106_LeonardWilliam_B1F2_Letter_1865_0505
Letter, William Leonard to Parents, Camp Near Petersburg Va., November 1, 1864 (Ms2011-106)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-106_LeonardWilliam_B1F1_Letter_1864_1101
Letter, William Leonard to Parents, Near Petersburg Va., June 15, 1864 (Ms2011-106)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-106_LeonardWilliam_B1F1_Letter_1864_0615
Letter, William Leonard to Parents, Near Petersburg Va., June 18, 1864 (Ms2011-106)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-106_LeonardWilliam_B1F1_Letter_1864_0618
Letter, William Leonard to Parents, Near Petersburg Va., June 19, 1864 (Ms2011-106)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-106_LeonardWilliam_B1F1_Letter_1864_0619
Letter, William Leonard to Parents, Near Petersburg Va., June 23, 1864 (Ms2011-106)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-106_LeonardWilliam_B1F1_Letter_1864_0623
Letter, William Leonard to Parents, Near Petersburg Va., June 25, 1864 (Ms2011-106)
Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-106_LeonardWilliam_B1F1_Letter_1864_0625
Henry G. Mervine Letters
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1989-046
Scope and Content
Soldier in the 17th New York Battery in the Civil War. Two letters to his wife. The first letter (July 24, 1864) was written in the trenches before Petersburg, Virginia, where he took furniture from a nearby house to protect himself in the earthworks. He notes that all the trees in the vicinity were filled with lead from picket firing. In the second letter (April 8, 1865), from Richmond, Virginia, he writes about the suffering of the citizens for lack of luxuries and necessities and that a...
Dates:
1864 - 1865
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Petersburg, Virginia, Letter,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-098
Abstract
The collection consists of one letter from "Edward." He wrote to his cousin Sarah from camp at Petersburg in 1864.
Dates:
1864 - 1864
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
F.I. Shipman Letter
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1988-033
Scope and Content
Union soldier in the Civil War, stationed in Petersburg, Virginia. Letter to his father mentioning signs of peace and asking for stamps and other necessities.
Dates:
1865 - 1865
Found in:
Special Collections, Virginia Tech