Civil War
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 1470 Collections and/or Records:
Supplies due to 28th Va Regiment. Signed by C. C. M. Phail, Ordnance Store Keeper, undated (Ms1992-003)
Surgeon's Note for William H. Allison, Saltville, Va., April 12, 1863 (Ms2011-060)
Sutler Price List
This collection contains a price list of bulk items from Sutler's Stores, c. 1861-1865. The list consists of prices from orders made by military units. Sutler stores were located in many army camps throughout the 19th century, mainly durning the American Civil War.
Sutton-Martin-Mason Family Papers
This collection consists of the papers of a Pulaski County, Virginia family, largely consisting of letters received by Rachel Louisa Sutton (later married to David H. Martin) from friends and family during the 1860s. Also contains deeds, family financial records, poetry, photographs and assorted ephemera. A small collection of materials belonging to the Martins' granddaughter, Elinor Mason, completes the collection.
M. Sydenstricker Letter
This collection contains a letter from M. Sydenstricker from White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, Virginia (West Virginia) to Mrs I [?] Dwier and G[?] Davis, January 10th, 1865.
T. B. Heck & A. D. Elliott Broadside
This collection includes a broadside from the Lexington (Virginia) Gazette in 1865, advertising T. B. Heck & A. D. Elliott, "Cabinet Making and Undertaking", which also sold coffins and would barter with customers for goods.
T. J. Jackson, Portrait
Sold by the Authority of the Jackson Memorial Association for the purpose of erecting a monument to J Thomas Jackson at the Virginia Military Institute...
Nathaniel H. Talbot Letter
The collection consists of a letter written by 1st Lt. Nathaniel Henry Talbot, Co. B, 58th Massachusetts Volunteers, near Alexandria, Virginia. Dated May 1965, Talbot's letter home to "Dear Ones" describes a grand review in Washington, DC, after the close of the war.
G. Horace Tarr Letter
The G. Horace Tarr Letter, written May 4, 1863, gives a detailed eye-witness account of the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Tarter Family Papers,
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.