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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:

Special Order, to Milton S. Koontz, Northern Virginia, 17 November, 1864 (Ms1984-172)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1984-172_KoontzFamily_F3_Order_1864_1117

George A. Spencer Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-100
Abstract

Three letters from George A. Spencer, of Company I, 7th Rhode Island Infantry during the American Civil War, written from points in Rhode Island, Maryland, and Kentucky, to his parents.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Zadock B. Springer Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-093
Abstract

This letter was written by Zadock B. Springer in 1864 to Martha Caroll at the time he was a prisoner of war in a Confederate prison in Danville, Virginia.

Dates: 1864 - 1864

Henry Squire Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-103
Abstract

The collection includes the diary of Henry Squires from the first half of 1863, including entries of camp life and, after May, his experiences as POW following his capture at Chancellorsville.

Dates: 1863

Miles St. John Letter,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-045
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Miles St. John to "Mary," dated November 12, 1864.

Dates: 1864

Leroy A. Stafford Military Document

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-103
Abstract

This collection contains an order issued and signed by Confederate Brigadier General Leroy Stafford during the American Civil War. The order grants a thirty day leave of absence for Captain E. Johnston of Stafford's Brigade.

Dates: 1864

Stanford Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-010
Abstract The collection contains correspondence of members of the Stanford family of Putnam County, Georgia. The majority of the collection consists of letter to and from Nehemiah Stanford and his two sons, Lycurgus and Eli. Many of the letters date from Lycurgus and Eli Stanford's time serving in the American Civil War. Eli Stanford served as a member of Company A, 37th Georgia Infantry. Lycurgus Stanford served in Company B, 3rd Georgia Calvary; he was captured in the Battle of Resaca and...
Dates: 1858 - 1881