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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 1431 Collections and/or Records:

Confederate Veterans Reunion Schedule,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-111
Abstract

The collection contains the "Schedule of Events" for a Confederate Veterans Reunion. The reunion lasted from June 6-8, 1934.

Dates: June 6-8, 1934

Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-051
Abstract The Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials includes two series of primary and secondary sources. Series I: Letters, Transcripts, and Narratives, includes 98 letters written by Isaiah Conley to his wife during his service in the 101st Pennsylvania Regiment between 1861 and 1865. This series also has unpublished and published versions of Conley's escape from Confederate captivity. Series II: Research Materials contains correspondence, photocopies, articles, maps, and...
Dates: 1862-2000s

Thomas Nelson Conrad Book Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-095
Abstract

Thomas Nelson Conrad (1837-1905) served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and as President of Virginia Tech. The collection consists of the original manuscript of The Rebel Scout: A Thrilling History of Scouting Life in the Southern Army, written by Conrad from 1891 to 1893, and published in 1904.

Dates: 1891 - 1893

Contract, Copy from Mr Baylor, February 18, 1896 (Ms1988-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_1896_0218_

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

Catlett Conway Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-039
Abstract

The collection consists of 65 letters written between Catlett Conway and family members during the years 1892-1920.

Dates: 1892 - 1920

J. E. Cooley [New York] Advertising Broadside,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-007
Abstract

Single-page advertising flyer and price list for J. E. Cooley, grocer, New York, NY, dated 1863.

Dates: 1863

Copybook, Milton S. Koontz, 1863 (Ms1984-172)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1984-172_Copybook_1863

S. Wellford Corbin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-063
Abstract

Letter from S. W. Corbin of Virginia, a lieutenant in the Confederate States Navy and prisoner-of-war during the American Civil War, written from Fort Delaware on January 29, 1865, to an unidentified woman (said to have been Emily S. Brune of Baltimore, Maryland), thanking her for Christmas gifts and mentioning several mutual friends in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia. 

Dates: 1865