Civil War
Found in 1431 Collections and/or Records:
Booth and His Associates, CDV
Small CDV (carte-de-visit) containing photographs of John Wilkes Booth, George Atzerodt, Edmund Spangler, Michael O'Laughlin, Lewis Powell, Samuel Arnold, and David Herold. CDV dates to circa 1865.
John Wilkes Booth Being Shot CDV
Thomas Booth Correspondence
The Thomas Booth Correspondence contains one eight page letter datelined Yorktown 9 June 1861. The letter contains brief descriptions of cavalry scouting activites, camp life, and the citizens on the homefront during the American Civil War.
S. V. Bosserman Letter
S. V. Bosserman was a cvilian livng in Virginia during the American Civil War. This letter was written by Bosserman and sent to a Miss A. H. Bosserman. Bosserman asks if Miss Bosserman had heard that General "Stonewall" Jackson had been killed, and then goes on from there to write about what was going on in the area where Bosserman was living.
Catherine Bowers Confederate Claim Certificate,
This collection includes a claim certificate issued by the Confederate States of America Treasury Department to Catherine Bowers of Staunton, Virginia, awarding her the back pay due to her husband who was killed while serving in the Confederate Army.
Patrick A. Bowmaster Papers
James Bozworth Letters
Four letters written by Sergeant James Bozworth (sometimes identified as James Bosworth), of Company D, 17th Connecticut Infantry during the American Civil War, at Camp Sigel, Maryland; Carver Hospital (Washington D.C.); and General Hospital (West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), to Franklin Sherwood of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Herman J. Bradley Correspondence
Two letters associated with Herman J. Bradley, a Union soldier during the American Civil War, written to members of his family from Camp Butterfield and Camp Cedar Creek, [Virginia]. Includes a letter written on Bradley's behalf by Darius Russell regarding Bradley's ill health, and a letter from Bradley to his father in which he mentions guerilla action in the area and their recent capture of General Alfred N. Duffie.
James A. Branch Collection
The collection contains two diaries and letters pertaining to James A Branch between the years of 1864 and 1867. They detail his life as a Confederate soldier, a prisoner of war at Point Lookout Camp, and a shop clerk, during and after the American Civil War.
Note to General John C. Breckinridge
This collection consists of a note written in 1864 to Confederate General John C. Breckinridge asking for permission to ship a carriage to prevent its theft during the American Civil War.