United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1206 Collections and/or Records:
Asa P. Blunt Letter,
The collection consists of a letter from Union soldier Brigadier General Asa P. Blunt (1826-1889), written to an unidentified cousin, from Fort Monroe, Va., on June 10, 1864.
Dorothy H. Bodell Papers,
The collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings, correspondence, research notes, photocopies of historical documents, and files Bodell compiled while writing her book.
Henry M. Bond Letter
Lieutenant with the 45th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War. Letter from Bond in Trenton, Jones County, North Carolina, to My dear George. Writes of skirmishes with the Rebs, problems in advancing on the enemy due to the weather, and his opinion of North Carolina.
George W. Bonsall Diaries,
Resident of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a corporal in the 138th Regiment Ohio National Guard (originally formed as the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Reserve Militia) during the Civil War. Collection consists of two volumes of a manuscript diary, copied in 1865 of entries Bonsall wrote between May 23, 1861 (his 16th birthday) and 1865. The diaries also contain sporatic entries dating through 1878.
Thomas Booth Correspondence,
The Thomas Booth Correspondence contains one eight page letter datelined Yorktown 9 June 1861. The letter contains brief descriptions of cavalry scouting activites, camp life, and the citizens on the homefront.
Catherine Bowers Confederate Claim Certificate,
This collection includes a claim certificate issued by the Confederate States of America Treasury Department to Catherine Bowers of Staunton, Virginia, awarding her the back pay due to her husband who was killed while serving in the Confederate Army.
Patrick A. Bowmaster Papers,
James Bozworth Correspondence
Herman J. Bradley Correspondence
Union soldier in the Civil War, possibly in the Army of the Potomac. Correspondence consists of two letters to Bradley's family. One letter was written November 10, 1861, for Bradley to his brother by Darius Russell, about Bradley's ill condition. The second was written November 7, 1864(?), by Bradley to his parents, from Camp Cedar Creek, Virginia. Writes about the guerilla action in the area and their capture of General Alfred N. Duffie.
James A. Branch Collection
Two diaries and letters pertaining to James A Branch between the years of 1864 and 1867; they detail his life as a Confederate soldier, a prisoner of war at Point Lookout Camp, and a shop clerk.