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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 1454 Collections and/or Records:

Map of the Battlefield of Bull Run, Virginia

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-042
Scope and Contents

Compiled from a map accompanying the report of Brig. Gen. McDowell and a map made under the direction of Gen. Beauregard

Dates: 1877

Map of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 1861-65

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0096
Abstract

Historical map of Richmond, Virginia, shows the city layout during the Civil War. Inset are two images: one is a view of the city, and the other is a promissory city note with an image of City Hall. Map also contains a table of references, indicating the identity of several locations of importance.

Dates: 1961

Map of United States Military Rail Roads

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0547
Abstract

"Map of United States Military Rail Roads, Showing the Rail Roads operated during the War from 1862-1866, as Military Lines, Under the Direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. D. C. McCallum, Director and General Manager."

Dates: 1866

Marching Orders, From Col. Preston, undated (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F13_LongstreetPrestonIII

George H. Marshall Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-001
Abstract

The collection contains the American Civil War diary of George H. Marshall, a soldier in Company K, 3rdth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery.

Dates: 1864 - 1865

J. Marshall Neathery Genealogy

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-002
Abstract Typescript, comb-bound genealogy entitled "Neathery Siblings Had Eight Ancestors in the Civil War: Five of Them at Gettysburg," compiled by amateur genealogist J. Marshall Neathery, describing the lives of eight Neathery relatives who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War: William Robert Currin (Company G, 30th North Carolina Infantry); William Faucett (Company I, 23rd North Carolina Infantry); Granville Grissom (Company C, 3rd Battalion North Carolina Senior Reserves);...
Dates: 1996

John S. Martin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-013
Abstract

Letter from John S. Martin, a soldier in Company I, 18th Alabama Infantry, during the American Civil War, expressing his desire to come home, noting the recent theft of his gloves, and asking for a new pair.

Dates: 1862

John Thomas Ruff Martin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-041
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter by student, John Thomas Ruff Martin, written from Salem. Virginia, March 4, 1861, to his father in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dates: 1861

Thomas R. Martin Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-011
Abstract

The collection contains two letters written by Pvt Thomas R. Martin, Company F, 10th Virginia Cavalry (1st Cavalry Regiment, Wise Legion) to his parents. One is dated September 22, 1861 and written from Sewell, VA (now WV), the second is from Gordonsville in May 1863.

Dates: 1861 - 1863