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Civil War

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this heading for collections related to the American Civil War, including materials created after 1865 that have significant Civil War content. Also use the LCSH heading: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Henry A. Converse Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-108
Abstract

Letter from Henry A. Converse, a lawyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Civil War, written December 12-14, 1863, to his aunt, Mary B. Haralson of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, regarding the depreciating value of Confederate currency, the conscription act, and the prospects for Converse's law practice.

Dates: 1863