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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1206 Collections and/or Records:

Surgeon's Note for William H. Allison, Saltville, Va., April 12, 1863 (Ms2011-060)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2011-060_AllisonFamily_1863_0412
Dates: 1863-04-12

Sutton-Martin-Mason Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-013
Abstract

Papers of a Pulaski County, Virginia family, largely consisting of letters received by Rachel Louisa Sutton (later married to David H. Martin) from friends and family during the 1860s. Also contains deeds, family financial records, poetry, photographs and assorted ephemera. A small collection of materials belonging to the Martins' granddaughter, Elinor Mason, completes the collection.

Dates: 1861 - 1968

T. J. Jackson, Portrait

 Collection
Identifier: Art-213
Scope and Contents

Sold by the Authority of the Jackson Memorial Association for the purpose of erecting a monument to J Thomas Jackson at the Virginia Military Institute...

Dates: n.d.

Nathaniel H. Talbot Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-002
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter written by 1st Lt. Nathaniel Henry Talbot, Co. B, 58th Massachusetts Volunteers, near Alexandria, Virginia. Dated May 1965, Talbot's letter home to "Dear Ones" describes a grand review in Washington, DC, after the close of the war.

Dates: 1865 - 1865

G. Horace Tarr Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-028
Abstract

The G. Horace Tarr Letter, written May 4, 1863, gives a detailed eye-witness account of the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Dates: 1863 - 1863

Tarter Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-021
Abstract

The collection includes a letter from J. W. & Susan M. Tarter to J. W.'s brother, Confederate soldier James H. Tarter; a CSA envelope, and James H.'s Oath of Allegiance certificate.

Dates: 1862, 1865, undated

John H. Taylor Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-050
Abstract

The Taylor correspondences collection includes two types of materials: envelopes from correspondence, mostly to Taylor; and correspondence to and from Taylor, largely dating between 1859 and 1861. Correspondence includes Taylor's daily news, as well as news from family and friends. Several 1860 and 1861 letters mention politics at the start of the Civil War.

Dates: 1859 - 1877; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1861

Hiram P. Teed Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-101
Abstract

The Hiram P. Teed Correspondence collection consists of correspondence between Pvt. Hiram P. Teed and his wife, Elizabeth. Altogether, there are seven letters--six from Teed, one from Elizabeth--from 1862-1863.

Dates: 1862-1863, n.d.

Louise Testerman Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-1986-008
Scope and Content

Two photographs collected by Testerman: one of John P. Donaldson and Noyes Rand, 22nd Virginia Regiment soldiers in the Confederate Army of the Civil War; and another of John S.M. Parker, also a soldier. Also includes a scrap of paper giving details about Rand and Francis A. Donaldson.

Dates: 1861 - 1862