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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:

Joseph G. Dill Letter to Daniel C. E. Brady

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-044
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Joseph G. Dill to Daniel C. E. Brady, written from Richmond, Virginia, on May 30, 1862. Dill writes Brady on a variety of topics including recent war news, the challenges of sending mail through conflict zones, a recent fishing party, the warther, and the price of goods.

Dates: 1863

Whiteley H. Dill Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-082
Abstract

The Whiteley H. Dill Correspondence contains letters from 1861 written by Whiteley H. Dill to his family in Bloomfield, Ohio.

Dates: 1861

Discharge of 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin Wilkes Jr., undated (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F13_LeutDischargd

David Dobie Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-021
Abstract

This collection contains a diary written by Captain David Dobie (1840-1900), an officer in the Union Army. The diary primarily discusses life in camp, marches, skirmishes with the Confederate Army, and other aspects of military life during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1863

John A. Dorroh Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-069
Abstract

Letter from John A. Dorroh, a soldier serving in Company G, 3rd South Carolina Infantry, written while recuperating at Charlottesville, Virginia, on April 11, 1862.

Dates: 1862

Henry Kyd Douglas Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-023
Abstract

The collection contains a letter from Henry Kyd Douglas, Hagerstown, Maryland attorney and former Confederate staff officer, to William P. Maulsby, judge and lawyer of Frederick, Maryland, regarding the case of Fiery et al v. Emmert et al.

Dates: 1871

George F. Doyle Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-096
Abstract

Patriotic Union scrapbook compiled by George F. Doyle, resident of Charlestown, Massachusetts, in the first year of the American Civil War, containing songsheets, mourning cards, patriotic covers, and cartes-de-visite.

Dates: n.d.

L. S. Durham Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-070
Abstract

Letter from L. S. Durham, private in Company B, 34th Virginia Infantry, during the American Civil War. Written to Durham's wife from Camp Randolph, Virginia.

Dates: 1863

William B. Durie Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-145
Abstract

The William B. Durie Letters were written from Burkesville Junction, Virginia, by Durie, a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, to his sister Maggie E. Durie in New Providence, New Jersey, on April 15th and 16th, 1865. The letters contain information on Durie's guarding of Confederate prisoners and the assassination of president Abrham Lincoln.

Dates: 1865

J. K. Dustin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-087
Abstract

Letter from J. K. Dustin, a Union soldier serving as clerk at Hammond Hospital (Beaufort, North Carolina) during the American Civil War, to his father.

Dates: 1864