Civil War
Found in 1431 Collections and/or Records:
J. S. Tinsley Telegram,
This collection contains a telegram from J. S. Tinsley to J. Goggin, Esq. The telegram, dated June 2, 186[2], likely refers to the Battle of Seven Pines and reports a Confederate victory after the Union forces "retired" towards Drewry's Bluff.
William S. Tippett Letter
The collection consists of a single letter from Sgt William S. Tippett to his wife, Maggie. Written from a parole camp in Annapolis, Maryland, the letter opens with Tippett's comments on news from home. A majority of the letter, however,details his stay in Belle Island prison (Richmond) from September 1863 until early March 1864. In particular, he describes the food (or lack of) and the poor conditions.
Transfer Request, From Major Allen to Col Robert T. Preston, undated (Ms1992-003)
Transfer Request, To Brigade Gen Beauregard from Maj. Robert C. Allen, Manassas Junction, June 24, 1861 (Ms1992-003)
Henry Clay Trumbull Papers
This collection includes photocopies of Trumbull's American Civil War letters and diaries.
Edward F. Tubbs Correspondence,
The collection consists of seven letters written by Edward F. Tubbs, Company I, 14th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry (159th Volunteers) to his mother and siblings at home in Albion, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Turner Family Genealogy Papers
Genealogical information, consisting of photocopied documents, transcriptions, and notes, about the Turner family of Snow Creek (Franklin County), Virginia, including Meshack Taylor (1820-1877) of Company E, 64th Virginia Militia during the American Civil War.
Turner Family Papers
The Turner Family Papers consists of multiple sets of correspondence to members of generations of the extended Turner family written between 1830 and 1944. The bulk of the collection is letters between Lexie Fox and his wife, Bessie, written during World War I.
James G. Turner Correspondence
The James G. Turner Correspondence contains 21 letters. 20 letters date from 1863-1864 written from Camp Taylor in Augusta County, VA. The letters detail regimental activities, camp life, war news, updates on family members who were also serving, rations, and hunting deserters. One letter is from 1871 which details updates on family members who were sick.
William B. Turner Papers
The William B. Turner Papers include a memoir about the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864, discharge and other military papers, correspondence, and family papers. Turner (1834-1912) served during the American Civil War in the Union Army with the 27th New York Light Battery, or the Buffalo Light Battery Company. Following his service, he worked as a printer in Buffalo.