Civil War
Found in 1455 Collections and/or Records:
Shenandoah County Letter
Letter from an unidentified, presumed Confederate soldier in Shenandoah County, Virginia, written on October 11, 1864, to his wife and children, providing his sons with instructions for sowing wheat and rye and describing a recent battle, probably the Battle of Tom's Brook.
F. I. Shipman Letter
Letter from Union soldier, writing from Petersburg, Virginia, to his father. The letter mentions prospects for peace, the activities of his regiment, and personal news.
Allen Shortledge Letter
Showacre Family Papers,
The Showacre Family Papers consists of a handwritten copy of a eulogy for Charles Showacre by Reverend William Runyan and given on May 22, 1864, and an acceptance letter dated September 23, 1873, admitting George D. Showarce to the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College.
George W. Shue Diary Pages
This collection contains the diary of George W. Shue, an American Civil War soldier from Wisconsin.
Anthony K. Simmons Letter
The collection contains a letter from Anthony K. Simmons describing the health of son Ed, a private in Company A, 28th Virginia Infantry recently wounded in the Battle of Gaines' Mill, and relating Americna Civil War news from Manchester, Virginia.
Ovid T. Simmons Letter Book
Arthur G. Sinclair Letters
Two 1864 letters attributed to Arthur Sinclair (1810-1865), an officer in the Confederate States Navy, focusing largely on the writer's views on marriage and women but also mentioning a recent Union raid on Richmond, Virginia, and the condition of ironclad boats under the writer's command.