United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1206 Collections and/or Records:
Civil War Letter
Letter from A. H. D. in Indianapolis to his brother, written December 14, 1861. Letter concerns the writer's wish that his son be admitted to the Virginia Military Institute without paying the customary fees because he has suffered enough for Virginia. Also mentions problems in sending mail to the Confederate states. Transcript available.
Civil War Letter,
Letter written to the editor of a newspaper, Major Harper, by Maria S. encouraging ladies of Raymond and vicinity
to contribute to efforts to sew undergarments, stockings, and mattresses for soldiers serving in the Civil War. Also includes coversheet which has West Point April 20, 1863
written on it.
Civil War Letters
Two letters on one sheet of paper. First letter written December 24, 1861, from B. K. to his brother. Hopes to get a letter through to Nashville and then to Texas. Second letter from J. W. Hughes to unknown from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, written January 21, 1862, acknowledging receipt of the letter. Transcript available.
Civil War Pictorial Envelope,
Civil War period envelope with lithograph of Union soldiers on horseback fending off Confederate soldiers on foot. Published by Charles Magnus of New York.
Civil War Small Manuscripts Collection
Collection of small (1- to 2-folder) manuscripts related to various aspects of the Civil War and obtained from various sources.
Civil War Union Soldier's Correspondence
Four letters from a Union soldier in the Civil War written from various camps in Virginia, on topics including camp life and the Battle of Chancellorsville (1863). Transcripts available.
Civil War Union Soldier's Letters
Three letters from Washburn (last name unknown), a Union soldier in the 14th Massachusetts Battery in the Civil War, to his brother and mother. Washburn writes in April and May 1865 from various places in Virginia about rumors of the soldiers being mustered out of service, souvenir hunters buying up Confederate money, and the effects of the war on the town of Petersburg, Virginia.
Abram Cledening Letters
Allen J. Clifton Correspondence
Union soldier from Easton, Pennsylvania, in the Civil War. Two letters written March and April, 1863, to his sister and brother from a convalescent camp in Virginia. Writes about examinations for those being discharged.
Henry Close Letter,
The collection consists of a letter from Henry Close to Oliver P. and Hannah Bennett on the 31st of January, 1864.