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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 1445 Collections and/or Records:

Cathleen Carlson Reynolds Manuscript Thesis

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-038
Abstract

Photocopy of Cathleen Carlson Reynolds' master's thesis, "A Pragmatic Loyalty: Unionism in Southwestern Virginia, 1861-1865," completed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1987.

Dates: 1987

Richard Colburn Diary, 1861-1863 (Ms2010-010)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2010-010

Richards-Woody Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-029
Abstract

The Richards-Woody Family Papers comprise correspondence, photographs, obituaries, legal documents, and a family history of the Richards-Woody family. The collection includes Civil War-era correspondence between King David Richards and his wife, Harriet Love Richards, describing several accounts of battles fought by the Confederate Army's 57th Virginia Infantry during the years 1862 and 1863.

Dates: 1803 - 1992

Civil War Letters of Andrew Jackson Richardson,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-031
Abstract

Civil War Letters of Andrew Jackson Richardson is a bound compilation of correspondence, transcripts, and miscellaneous documents about Andrew Jackson Richarson's Civil War-era letters written to his unnamed wife.

Dates: 1861 - 1863

Charles C. Richardson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-023
Abstract

The collection contains a handwritten, two-page recounting of Civil War battles and who commanded them, a photograph (n.d.) of a family gathering, likely the Richardson family, and post-war photographs, (n.d.) of Charles Coker Richardson and his wife Mollie.

Dates: 1865 - 1996

James B. Richmond Poetry Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-051
Abstract

The collection contains a book of poetry and prose by James B. Richmond (1842-1910), who was a politician, lawyer, judge, and banker from southwest Virginia.

Dates: 1873 - 1883

Willis F. Riddick Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-010
Abstract

Letter written by Willis F. Riddick in Richmond, Virginia, to Addie Courier, April 1st, 1863. Riddick's letter is written from the Confederate Capitol of Richmond, Virginia and contains information relating to popular literature, war news, and items regarding the city of Richmond.

Dates: 1863

George W. Ringlar Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-070
Abstract

The collection contains a letter from Vermont native, living with a Virginia farming family during the American Civil War, relating his attempt to join the army, unsuccessful due to illness. Also provides a contrasting description between the farms of Vermont and Virginia, instructs his father in handling his affairs during his absence, and denigrates newspapers as "liars by liars."

Dates: ca. 1862

Joab Roberson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1976-005
Abstract

The collection contains a photocopy of a letter from Joab Roberson, a private in Company I, 57th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War, written from Drewry's Bluff, Virginia, to his wife, Nan.

Dates: 1862