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William N. Curry Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-024
Abstract

The collection contains letters from a Confederate soldier, William N. Curry to his two brothers, Alpheus and Harry, during the American Civil War. The letters are written on the same page. Letters discusses camp life in Pocataligo, South Carolina. Curry discusses seeing Yankee ships run aground and set on fire to prevent the Confederates taking the cargo.

Dates: 1862

Daniel Curtis Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-047
Abstract

The collection consists of an unbound diary, marching orders, and an itemized list of purchases kept by Daniel Curtis in May 1864.

Dates: 1864 - 1864

Stephen Curwin Discharge Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-029
Abstract

The collection consists of the American Civil War discharge papers of Stephen Curwin, an enlisted Union soldier in the 45th Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry.

Dates: 1862

Alonzo D. Cushing Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-067
Abstract

This collection contains letters written by Alonzo D. Cushing of the 15th Maine Infantry during the American Civil War, written from Pensacola, Florida; New Orleans; and Readville, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1861 - 1864

Danville, Virginia, Military Pass,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-036
Abstract

The collection consists of a single military pass for Captain F. C. Fisher to Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Montgomery County, Va.).

Dates: 1864

Alexander H. Davidson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-023
Abstract

Letter attributed to Alexander H. Davidson of Indianapolis, written to an unidentified brother (probably James Dorman Davidson of Lexington, Virginia) on December 14, 1861, requesting assistance in getting Alexander's son Preston admitted to Virginia Military Institute as a non-cadet student, with the waiver of fees.

Dates: 1861

Charles Baker Davidson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-024
Abstract

Letter attributed to Charles Baker Davidson, written from Evansville [Indiana] to an unidentified brother (probably James Dorman Davidson of Lexington, Virginia) on December 24, 1861, and commenting upon communications via mail between the war's lines, his future prospects, and personal news. Appended is a brief note from J. W. Hughes of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, written on January 21, 1862, noting his receipt of the letter and promising to forward any future mail that he receives.

Dates: 1861 - 1862

Homer E. Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-051
Abstract The Homer E. Davis Papers is a collection of photographs resulting from an effort to record the gravesites of American Civil War generals. Also represented are the gravesites of other prominent personalities in U. S. military, political, legal, business, entertainment, art and literary history--together with research files on cemeteries and individuals. Materials related to historical organizations (particularly District of Columbia area Civil War roundtables); Civil War printed materials...
Dates: ca. 1861-2000; Majority of material found within 1967-1982

Jefferson and Varina Anne Davis Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-028
Abstract

This collection contains a July 25, 1886 letter penned by Varina Anne Davis on behalf of her father, Jefferson Davis, to James H. Lane, former confederate general and former VAMC Commandant of Cadets. The letter is in response to a previous letter from Lane asking Jefferson Davis for a recommendation. This letter informs Lane that Davis' recommendation won't carry the same weight as it might have once had.

Dates: 1886

R. J. Davis Pass,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-069
Abstract

The collection consists of signed Confederate States of America pass for R. (Robert?) J. Davis, dated May 9, 1862.

Dates: 1862 - 1862

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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 808
Civil War 801
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South 171
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Battlefields Maps 168
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 68
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Women -- History 49
Correspondence 42
Montgomery County (Va.) 33
Diaries 26
Folk, historical, and patent medicine 22
Confederate States of America 21
Virginia -- History 18
Medicine 17
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 17
History of Food and Drink 16
Medicine, Military -- History 14
Blacksburg (Va.) 13
African Americans -- History 10
University History 10
Wythe County (Va.) 9
Petersburg (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1864-1865 8
Railroad 8
Faculty and staff 7
Virginia -- Maps 7
Maps (documents) 6
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Homefront 6
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental Histories 6
Virginia, Southwest 6
Diseases 5
Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 5
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 5
Richmond (Va.) 5
Students and alumni 5
Autobiographies 4
Botetourt County (Va.) 4
Ledgers (account books) 4
Letters 4
Presidents -- United States 4
Rockbridge County (Va.) 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Desertions 4
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Poetry 4
Virginia 4
Advertisements 3
Antietam, Battle of, Md., 1862 3
Augusta County (Va.) 3
Chickamauga, Battle of, Ga., 1863 3
Gettysburg Campaign, 1863 3
Photographs 3
Poems 3
Pulaski County (Va.) 3
Scrapbooks 3
Shenandoah County (Va.) 3
Slavery -- United States 3
Spotsylvania Court House, Battle of, Va., 1864 3
Washington County (Va.) 3
West Virginia 3
Wilderness, Battle of the, Va., 1864 3
Abingdon (Va.) 2
Atlanta Campaign, 1864 2
Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864 2
Chancellorsville, Battle of, Chancellorsville, Va., 1863 2
Christiansburg (Va.) 2
Clarke County (Va.) 2
Cloyds Mountain, Battle of, Va., 1864 2
Cocktail History Collection 2
Confederate States of America -- Social Life and Customs 2
Five Forks, Battle of, Va., 1865 2
Genealogy 2
Giles County (Va.) 2
Lynchburg (Va.) 2
Montgomery White Sulphur Springs (Va.) 2
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865 2
New York (State) -- History -- 1775-1865 2
Politicians -- United States 2
Staunton (Va.) 2
Traditional medicine 2
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental Histories -- Wisconsin 2
University Archives 2
Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 2
Winchester, 3rd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864 2
World War, 1914-1918 2
Account books 1
Agriculture 1
Authors, American -- 20th century 1
Baltimore (Md.) -- 1860-1910 1
Bath County (Va.) 1
Battle of Cross Lanes, Virginia, August, 1861 1
Beaufort (S.C.) 1
Buena Vista (Va.) 1
Businesspeople 1
Campbell County (Va.) 1
Campbell County (Va.) -- Maps 1
Carroll County (Va.) 1
Cemeteries 1
Chattanooga, Battle of, Chattanooga, Tenn., 1863 1
Cocktails -- History 1
Cold Harbor, Battle of, Va., 1864 1
Columbus (Ga.) 1
Confederate States of America -- Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. 1
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Names
Heilig, Vicki 27
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 17
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 16
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 11
Harvey, G 6
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Confederate States of America. War Department 5
Kunstler, Morton, b.1931 5
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-) 5
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 4
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 4
Kurtz, Louis, 1835-1921 4
Troiani, Don 4
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) 4
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970) 4
Baughman, Greer H. (Greer Harry), 1840-1907 3
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875 3
Elder, John Adams, 1833-1895 3
Libby Prison 3
Prechtel, Don 3
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944) 3
Walter, Adam B., 1820-1875 3
Baughman, Emilius A. (Emilius Allen), 1844-1915 2
Baughman, Mary Amelia (Minnie), 1847-1917 2
Black, Harvey, 1827-1888 2
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 2
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 15th 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 21st 2
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 57th 2
Confederate States of America. Department of the Treasury 2
Davis, Varina Anne, 1864-1898 2
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 2
Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1806-1863 2
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877 2
Gnatek, Michael, Jr. 2
Graves, Jeremiah White (Pittsylvania County, Va.) 2
Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.) 2
Hawkins, Charles N., c.1845-? (22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment)) 2
Hill, A. P. (A. Powell) 2
Hughes, Alfred, 1824-1880 2
Hughes, Mary, 1832-1909 2
Johnson, Hannibal Augustus, 1841-1913 2
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 2
Lane, James H., 1833-1907 2
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 2
Lucas, Virginia (Virginia Bedinger), 1838-1865 2
Minor, Charles L. C., 1835-1903 2
Richmond (Va.). Department of Public Works 2
Richmond Civil War Centennial Committee 2
Robertson, James I., Jr. 2
Rocco, Keith 2
Rock, George W. (22nd Regiment, Virginia Infantry (1st Kanawha Regiment)) 2
Stevens, W. H., Colonel (Chief Engineer, D.N.V.) 2
Stivers, Don 2
Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864 2
Turner family (Franklin County, Virginia) 2
Wickham, Williams Carter, 1820-1888 2
A. W. Luster 1
Adams, Richard Henry (5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry) 1
Adams, Richard Henry, Jr. 1
Akers, Peter B. 1
Alexander, Henrie H., d.1916 1
Allen, A. M., Major 1
Allen, Frank (Franklin L.), 1843-1938 1
Alley, Anderson 1
Allison, James Polk, b.1843(?)-1863 1
Allison, John P. 1
Allison, William Henry, d.1863 1
Amiss, Edwin 1
Anchy (enslaved person) 1
Anderson, D. H. 1
Anderson, Joseph R. (Joseph Reid), 1813-1892 1
Andrews, N. S. 1
Angle, L. C., Jr. 1
Apperson family 1
Apperson, Alex 1
Apperson, Elizabeth Black 1
Apperson, Harvey Black, 1890-1948 1
Apperson, John Samuel, 1837-1904 1
Apperson, Mary 1
Arbuckle, David 1
Armistead, Mary Frances 1
Armstrong, Edward H. (Edward Hall), 1841-1864 1
Ash, William (3rd Regiment, Vermont Infantry) 1
Atkinson, Archibald, Jr., 1832-1903 1
Auner, A. W. (Alfred Witman), 1826-1895 1
Babcock, H. O. 1
Babcock, Willis A., b. abt. 1840-? 1
Badger, Constantine C. 1
Bailey, Pattie Dobson Talley, b.1888 1
Baker family 1
Baker, Joseph J., abt.1841-1931 (54th Regiment, Virginia Infantry) 1
Baldwin family 1
Baldwin, Asa, 1834-1902 1
Baldwin, R. F. 1
Ballantine, William Duncan 1
Barnard, James W., 1844-1923 (Patrick County, Va.) 1
Barnard, Jehu, 1840-1933 (Patrick County, Va.) 1
Barnes family 1
Barnes, James H. 1
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