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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:

G. Horace Tarr Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1987-028
Abstract

The G. Horace Tarr Letter, written May 4, 1863, gives a detailed eye-witness account of the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Dates: 1863

Tarter Family Papers,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-021
Abstract

The collection includes a letter from J. W. & Susan M. Tarter to J. W.'s brother, Confederate soldier James H. Tarter; a CSA envelope, and James H.'s Oath of Allegiance certificate.

Dates: 1862, 1865, undated

Tarter Family Papers, 1862, 1865 (Ms2012-021)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2012-021

John H. Taylor Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-050
Abstract

The Taylor correspondences collection includes two types of materials: envelopes from correspondence, mostly to Taylor; and correspondence to and from Taylor, largely dating between 1859 and 1861. Correspondence includes Taylor's daily news, as well as news from family and friends. Several 1860 and 1861 letters mention politics at the start of the Civil War.

Dates: 1859 - 1877; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1861

Hiram P. Teed Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-101
Abstract

The Hiram P. Teed Correspondence collection consists of correspondence between Pvt. Hiram P. Teed and his wife, Elizabeth. Altogether, there are seven letters--six from Teed, one from Elizabeth--from 1862-1863.

Dates: 1862-1863, n.d.

Louise Testerman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1986-008
Abstract The Louise Testerman Papers contains two photographs collected by Testerman: one of John P. Donaldson and Noyes Rand, 22nd Virginia Regiment Infantry soldiers in the Confederate Army of the American Civil War; and another of John S. M. Parker, also a soldier. The collection also includes a copied postwar description of the encounter between John Donaldson, his brother Francis, and Rand. The description relates the story of the brothers, Francis' capture and parole, and the postwar meeting...
Dates: 1862, 1904

William F. Testerman Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-099
Abstract

Two letters from William F. Testerman, 1st lieutenant in Company C, 8th Tennessee Cavalry (Union) during the American Civil War, one written July 25, 1864, to Jane Davis regarding his love for her and his hopes for their future; a second, to his family, written February 11, 1865, mentions talk of peace.

Dates: 1864 - 1865

"The 24th Corps" Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-063
Abstract

This manuscript entitled "The 24th Corps" was likely written by General Edward O. C. Ord and his assistant Lieutenant Colonel Thomas G. Welles and accounts the troop movements of the 24th Corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The 24th Corps was formed in 1864 after the Army of the James separated white and Black troops into two units, the 24th and 25th Corps respectively, and the manuscript discusses this.

Dates: c. 1865

The Bonnie Blue Flag

 Collection
Identifier: Art-342
Scope and Content

Signed and numbered 23/25.

Dates: n.d.