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Freedmen’s Bureau Circular Letter on Local Government Aid, Georgia
William Fulton letter
Typescript copy of a letter dated 12 April 1865, written by Fulton to his sister, Mrs. Theodora Fulton Pettus, describing the surrender of Mobile, Alabama, to Union forces.
Garner family letters
Typed transcripts of correspondence written by the extended Garner family between 1832 and 1886.
George Doherty Johnston Papers
Letters to and from this Confederate brigadier general.
George Lunt to Jefferson Davis Letter
George Platt Waller papers
Contains photographs, correspondence, and typescript speeches written by diplomat George Platt Waller. Also contains a small journal and receipts related to his father's medical practice.
George S. Smith Diary
Civil War diary of George S. Smith, sergeant in Company C of the 48th Ohio Regiment, covering his service in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Texas, 1863-65.
George Woodard and Gene Smith letters
Letters between Union soldier George Woodard, Company D, Eighth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, and his fiancee Gene Smith, of Burnett, Wisconsin. Woodard served at the battle of Corinth and the Vicksburg Campaign. He died at a Memphis hospital in 1864.
Marie Giles letter
Letter dated 8 August 1864 to her cousin, a soldier in the Confederate Army, discussing interruptions in railroad service, provisions for the army, and poor people at home.
Bird Griffin papers
Personal papers, mostly involving the activities of this Perry County farmer and justice of the peace.
Vernon Grosse collection
Collection of pre- and post- Civil War letters and genealogies (all photocopies), as well as minutes for the New River Baptist Church, in Fayette County, Alabama, from 1826-1911.
H. C. Harris letter
Letter dated 2 November 1862, from Camp Forney, near Mobile, to his sister in Livingston, Alabama, discussing going into winter quarters, decrying the army and the plight of the common soldier, and vehemently expressing his wish for a substitute to take his place in the army during the Civil War.
Habeas Corpus Petition Concerning Elvira, An Enslaved Servant
Mary M. Hallowell letters
Letters written to Mary Hallowell from various government officials in Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, regarding her request for help for "refugees" from Tennessee during and immediately after the Civil War. These refugees were Tennessee residents who had remained loyal to the Union and had moved farther north during the War.
W. F. Hanby pension application
Application, dated 8 July 1907, filed in Jefferson County, Alabama, for a Confederate veterans' pension.
Hansford D. Norrell Papers
Hansford D. Norrell was a courier for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, transporting currency between Richmond, Virginia, and other Southern locations. This collection contains correspondence, receipts, newspaper clippings, and other materials documenting Norrell's activities on behalf of the Confederate government from 1861-1865.
Harris family papers
Includes typewritten copies of letters written between James William and Robert Harris, both serving in the Confederate States Army, and their family in Marengo County, Alabama.
Richard Norfleet Harris papers
Miscellaneous papers related to Confederate military service, including a pension application and muster roll of Capt. Lovelace's Company of Light Artillery.
W. Stuart Harris papers
Papers and manuscript drafts of this Alabama author.
Townsend Heaton letters
Letters written by Dr. Townsend Heaton, a member of the 70th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War
Henry De Lamar Clayton Sr. papers
The personal, legal, military, and administrative papers, of this Alabama politician, Confederate general, and University of Alabama president.
Henry L. Stone Papers
This collections contains correspondence and special orders received by Henry L. Stone during his time in the Union army. Of note are materials concerning his appointment to the United States Colored Troops in 1865 and a letter of introduction to General Ambrose Burnside in 1863.
Henry Timrod papers
This collection contains letters, some of them Civil War related, and poems to Rachel Lyons, of Columbia, South Carolina, primarily from the period 1861-1863.
Henry Tutwiler papers
Contains three notebooks: an account book recording tuition payments at Greensboro Academy; a second account book documenting Henry Tutwiler's personal expenses; and a commonplace book containing book reviews, weather reports, and very brief entries about the Civil War.
Henry W. Reese Jr. papers
Contains a letter by Reece describing his arrival in Vicksburg; a letter from William Garrard to H. F. Reese about his brother Henry; and a paper written by H. F. Reese about his brother's life.
Hestor L. Stevens Letters
The collection consists of twelve letters written by Hestor L. Stevens (1803-1864), a representative from Michigan, detailing his law business in Washington, DC, during the election of 1860 and the beginning of the Civil War.
Alfred Hoke papers
A tax-in-kind form for the estimate and assessment of agricultural products
Holliman and Stewart families letters
Civil War letters and miscellaneous documents of James Franklin Holliman and William Stewart, to and from their families between 1862-1911.
Glenn House papers
Materials from the book arts project of Hamilton M. Woodon's 1863 poem Chicamauga.
Sarah Huey, United Daughters of the Confederacy Collection
Sheet music, programs, and letters from various individuals with the UDC
Joseph S. Huhn Diary
Pocket diary of Civil War Union soldier, Joseph S. Huhn of Company "F" of the Ohio 114th Infantry, documenting daily activities between 1 January and 21 August 1865. The remainder of the diary is miscellaneous information and a series of exam questions.
Robert W. Hunter Field Order
Field orders for a strategic withdrawal from Major Robert W. Hunter / AAAG (C.S.A.) at General Edward Johnson's headquarters to Colonel B.T. Johnson of Jones' Brigade
Illustration of Two African Americans Conversing
"In Honor of the Cadets who Loyally and Courageously defended Tuscaloosa during Croxton's raid April 4th, 1865, and all those University Students who served" Print
Framed print listing the names of the University of Alabama Cadets who were part of the defense of Tuscaloosa in 1865.
J. J. Magee diary
Civil War diary of Captain J. J. Magee of Company D, Eighth Alabama Infantry.
J. K. Wright Letter
A letter dated 26 January 1865, to a friend, B. F. Brown, in Nashville, written by a soldier in the 4th Alabama Cavalry while in prison hospital in Delaware. Discusses taking the loyalty oath to end his imprisonment.
J. R. John Letters
Typescript copies of 1863 letters, written from Selma to Alabama Governor John Gill Shorter, concerning John's efforts to stop cadets from leaving the University to fight in the Civil War, and on preparations for the defense of Tuscaloosa.
Thomas K. Jackson letters
Letters written during his career in the Confederate Army as well as a letter of amnesty on his behalf from J. Longstreet to Ulysses S. Grant
Jacob Faser letters
Letters written from Mobile, Alabama, where Faser was working as a sword maker, to his wife in Macon, Mississippi, dealing mainly with personal news and information on the prices of available goods.
James A. Goble diary
Civil War diary of a soldier in the First Alabama Infantry who was born in New York and later lived in Auburn, Alabama, before moving to Chelsea, Massachusetts.
James A. Henderson Papers
Writings of James A. Henderson of the Twelveth Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment while stationed at Centre, Alabama, in December 1865.
James Austin Anderson papers
A collection of copies of newspaper clippings and information about Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and its people.
James Boykin papers
Papers of an important Dallas County, Alabama, planter family, including correspondence, household and plantation records, materials regarding James Boykin’s cavalry unit during the Civil War, and papers of Boykin's descendants down to the mid-twentieth century.
James Chamberlin letters
Letters written to his mother and brother while serving with the 52nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers in the Peninsular Campaign and the Charleston Expedition
James J. White regimental history of the Liberty Hall Volunteers
Notebook containing a roster and brief history of Company I of the Fourth Virginia Volunteer Infantry, a regiment formed by students enrolled at Washington College (later Washington and Lee University).
J.E. Armstrong to John S. Martin Letter
The collection consists of a letter from J.E. Armstrong, dated June 19, 1860, written in Moorefield, Virginia (now West Virginia), and addressed to Rev. John S. Martin in Baltimore, Maryland. Spanning ten pages, the letter discusses the rising tensions within the Methodist Church between abolitionist and pro-slavery factions, the broader political atmosphere surrounding the election of 1860, and the looming national crisis over slavery
John Horry Dent, Jr., Letters
John S. McGraw Letters
Letters from this soldier in the 57th Indiana Volunteers, stationed near Huntsville, Alabama, to his wife and daughter in Richmond, Indiana, January 1 to March 29, 1865. They describe winter quarters and the city of Huntsville after it had been partially burned.
Jones and Callaway Family Papers
Family papers containing letters, a farm journal, and writings of members of the Jones and Callaway families in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida