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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 1441 Collections and/or Records:

Preston Family Correspondence

 File
Identifier: Ms-2010-070
Abstract

The Preston Family Correspondence consists of two letters. The first is written by James Francis Preston to his wife, Sarah Caperton Preston; he details the events of and his involvement in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War. The second letter is written by Sarah to Colonel Grabowski and discusses her son’s (Hugh Caperton Preston) failure to follow an order at Preston and Olin Institute (now Virginia Tech).

Dates: 1861, 1872

Robert Taylor Preston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-003
Abstract

The collection consists of 218 letters, military orders, notes, certificates of military appointments, and other items, collected or created by Preston between 1849 and 1871, with the majority from the period between May 1861 and December 1862.

Dates: 1849 - 1871; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1862

Thomas L. Preston Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-041
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Campbell County, Virginia resident Thomas L. Preston to John M. Preston of Smyth County, Virginia. The letter discusses personal matters and health, ending with a note about the political climate and the possibility of impending war between the North and South.

Dates: 1860

Program, Dedication of Col William Henderson French Marker, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_DedicationProgram_WmHendersonFrenchMarker_1961_0916_

Randolph Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-011
Abstract

The collection contains selected transcriptions of correspondence and documents of the Randolph family of Virginia. These documents depict family situations, events leading up to the American Civil War, and conditions during the war.

Dates: 1851 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1865

James E. Rearden Civil War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-013
Abstract

The ollection is mainly composed of letters written by James E. Rearden to his wife and his mother in the years 1861 and 1862. James Rearden was a Confederate soldier for the Army of the Potomac, 7th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1861 - 1920

Receipt [small square paper], September 25, 1893 (Ms1988-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_1893_0725_

Receipt, To Col. Preston, March, 1862 (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F8_1862_03

Samuel D. Reck Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-105
Abstract

This collection contains six handwritten letters from Samuel D. Reck to his wife, Hannah. Samuel Reck was a private in the 165th Pennsylvania of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1862 - 1863