Civil War
Found in 1431 Collections and/or Records:
Otis Dean Diary
The collection contains the diary of Otis Dean, a private in Company E, 56th Massachusetts Infantry during the American Civil War.
F. B. Deane, Jr. Letter,
The collection includes a letter from F. B. Deane, Jr. of Deane & Son Foundry, Lynchburg, November 23, 1864. The letter requests permission from Brigadier General John Echols to transport pork to Dublin and Abingdon, VA.
Deed, Copy to Daddaw, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
Deputy Sheriff Oath, Barbour County, West Virginia
This document is an oath taken by a Deputy Sheriff of Barbour County, West Virginia, stating that he never fought for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
Deputy Sheriff Oath, Barbour County, West Virginia, 1870 (Ms2009-087)
Clarence Derrick Papers
The collection includes a letter from Confederate soldier Lt. Colonel Clarence Derrick (1837-1907), 23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, to President Andrew Johnson, dated June 17, 1865. The letter requests Derrick's release from military prison. The collection also includes an Oath of Allegiance signed by Derrick at Fort Delaware, June 1865.
Henry Clay Deshields Collection
The Henry Clay Deshields Collection contains letters sent to Sarah Deshields from Henry Clay Deshields during his service in the Confederate Army between 1861 and 1865. The collection also contains biographical information on Henry Clay Deshields and the book, Civil War Echoes: Voices from Virginia (1860-1891) by James I. Robertson, Jr. There is also a framed CSA Service Appointment Document dated May 1861.
Designation of Company Commanders, signed Robert T. Preston, undated (Ms1992-003)
Herbert Deuel Civil War Collection
The Herbert Deuel Civil War Collection contains two of Deuel's Civil War diaries (1864-1866), artifacts from battlefield sites including Bull Run and Petersburg, and printed ephemera.