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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 1455 Collections and/or Records:

Shenandoah County Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-010
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1864

F. I. Shipman Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-033
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1865

Allen Shortledge Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-007
Abstract This collection contains a letter written by Captain Allen Shortledge of the First Delaware Infantry of Union Army during the American Civil War. He describes enlisting in Wilmington, Delaware, and his posting at Camp Hamilton, near Fort Monroe, Virginia. Attached to the letter is a page containing an engraved image of Fort Monroe and an engraved map of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Shortledge was born in York, Pennsylvania in 1820 and fought in the Civil War, achieving the rank of...
Dates: 1862

Showacre Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-030
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1864, 1873

George W. Shue Diary Pages

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-088
Abstract

This collection contains the diary of George W. Shue, an American Civil War soldier from Wisconsin.

Dates: 1862 - 1863

Siege of Vicksburg

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-007

Anthony K. Simmons Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-011
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1862

Ovid T. Simmons Letter Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-082
Abstract The Ovid T. Simmons Letter book is a bound book of letters written by Simmons during the American Civil War. Ovid Simmons served as manager of the Ulster Iron Works in Saugerties, New York and there are many letters concerning the business dealings of the Iron Works. The subjects of other letters range from the purchase of a boat to marital problems. There are several letters about or written by Ovid Simmons's father, John Simmons, who also worked as manager at the Ulster Iron Works and...
Dates: 1862 - 1864

Arthur G. Sinclair Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-034
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1864

Sketch History of Captain B. F. Bentons Company (K Co., 1st Texas Infantry),

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-021
Abstract Sketch History of Captain B. F. Bentons Company (K Co., 1st Texas Infantry) is a first hand account of the deeds and actions of the Confederate Army's K Company, 1st Texas Infantry during the Civil War. Written by O. T. Hanks, a member of K Company, the history discusses the formation of the company in July 1861 and gives detailed accounts of several battles the company participated in throughout the war. The document concludes with an account of the K Co.'s final battle...
Dates: 1861 - 1865