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Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Jonathon A. B. Allison letter

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0068
Abstract

A letter dated 6 March 1862, from "Camp Alabama, near Dumfries, Virginia," to "Dear Uncle," with news of friends and the war.

Dates: 1862 March 6

Confederate Camp Taylor Lithograph

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Identifier: MSS-4750
Scope and Contents This collection contains an exceptionally rare lithograph depicting the Confederate encampment at Camp Taylor, near Lindsey's Station on the Virginia Central Railroad during the winter of 1863. The lithograph, possibly created in the field, provides a detailed view of the winter quarters of John Garnett's Light Artillery Battalion, which comprised Virginia and Louisiana artillery units. The scene features a well-organized camp with log cabins, horse sheds, and tents, alongside soldiers...
Dates: 1863

Confederate States Army, Thirty-Eighth Virginia Infantry Regiment records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0349
Abstract

A miscellany of materials pertaining to the 38th Virginia Infantry Regiment, including muster rolls of Company A, a special order naming hospital stewards, a certificate of disability, and a list of payment and clothing issued.

Dates: 1862-1864

Habeas Corpus Petition Concerning Elvira, An Enslaved Servant

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Identifier: MSS-4786
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a two-leaf manuscript document created in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864. It includes a petition, a writ of Habeas Corpus, and a $100 bond filed by Calvin Ford for the return of Elvira, his enslaved servant, who had been convicted of attempting to poison Ford and his family. The petition challenges the legality of Elvira’s conviction on the grounds that the court's verdict was rendered by a mere majority, rather than a unanimous decision, thus rendering the...
Dates: 1864

Martha Clemmie Keagy to Fannie Longnecker Keagy Letter

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Identifier: MSS-4742
Scope and Contents This letter, written by Martha Clemmie Keagy to Fannie Longnecker Keagy, provides a personal account of the challenges faced by Clemmie and her family during a time of war and economic hardship. Clemmie details her husband's slow recovery from illness and discusses the possibility of his relocation to Lynchburg for health reasons. She expresses her surprise and disappointment at the prospect of separation but notes that a Provost Marshal permitted him to stay, with the possibility of later...
Dates: 1862 August 29

Samuel Ledford Civil War Correspondence

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Identifier: MSS-4236
Abstract

Samuel Ledford (1828-1863) served as a private for the Confederacy in the US Civil War as part of the North Carolina 55th Infantry Regiment. This collection consists of fifty letters Ledford wrote to his wife Lucinda from May 1862 to June 1863 while his regiment was engaged in campaigns throughout North Carolina and Virginia.

Dates: 1862-1863

Tentative register of Robert E. Lee books in Lexington, Virginia : typescript

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Identifier: W-0126
Abstract

Seventy-one page typescript identifies books in Lexington, Virginia, that were once part of Robert E. Lee's personal library

Dates: 1978

Ulysses S. Grant to Edward O. C. Ord Letter

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Identifier: MSS-4779
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a letter signed by General Ulysses S. Grant, written in the form of a telegram to Major General Edward O. C. Ord. The document is dated March 19, 1865, and sent from City Point, Virginia, during the final weeks of the American Civil War. In the message, Grant discusses the arrival of two to three thousand African American individuals accompanying General Philip H. Sheridan and issues orders regarding their transfer to Fort Monroe in Virigina for further processing...
Dates: 1965 March 19

Paul Turner Vaughn diary

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Identifier: MSS-1496
Abstract

Civil War diary of a soldier from Marengo County, Alabama. It contains entries describing camp life, marching, and fighting in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Georgia; including the Battles of Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and Lookout Mountain.

Dates: 1863-1864

William K. Bachman ordnance return and muster roll

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Identifier: MSS-0101
Abstract

Monthly return of ordnance and ordnance stores received and expended during the month of November 1864; muster roll of Bachman's company of the German Artillery Regiment of Hampton's Legion, August 31-October 31, 1864.

Dates: 1864