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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:

Thomas Watson Letters, 1862-1866 (Ms2008-005)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2008-005

Alfred Thompson Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-004
Abstract

Nine wartime letters written by Alfred Thompson, a soldier in Company H (and later Company A), 49th Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War, from various camps in Virginia, addressed to David May of Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania.

Dates: 1862 - 1863

W. W. Thompson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-043
Abstract

Letter from W. W. Thompson, a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, written to his wife from Yorktown, Virginia on August 23, 1862.

Dates: 1862

John O. Thornhill Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-068
Abstract

The collection contains a letter from John O. Thornhill of the 2nd Virginia Cavalry, written apparently while on medical leave at Campbell, Virginia, during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1865

Thurman Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-134
Abstract

The collection includes American Civil War-era letters (all photocopies, with one exception) of the Thurman family of Chesterfield and Fluvanna counties, Virginia, including letters from Meredith Branch Thurman (14th Virginia Infantry) and Robert H. Thurman (41st Virginia Infantry) to Jane Rosser Humphrey Thurman, their wife and sister-in-law respectively.

Dates: 1860 - 1871

Wayne Thurman Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-046
Abstract

The collection consists of a Union soldier's letter, written by Corporal Wayne Thurman, Co. C, 42nd Indiana Vols., Calhoun, [Kentucky], dated December 26, 1861. The letter, written to Thurman's brother, Francis Marion Thurman, discusses camp happenings, including sickness, death, housing, and fights amongst the regiment.

Dates: 1861 - 1861

James R. Tice Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-006
Abstract

This collection includes letters from James R. Tice, a Confederate soldier in Company B, 42nd Virginia Infantry during the American Civil War, to his sister (Martha A. Tice Light) and brother-in-law (Jim Light). The letters contain references mostly to family and personal matters but also mention the battles of Cross Keys and Port Republic, the death of Turner Ashby, the capture of Union provisions in Romney and the war-time prices of various goods.

Dates: 1862 - 1863

William W. Tinkle Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-048
Abstract

Letter from William W. Tinkle, serving in Company F, 7th Indiana Infantry during the American Civil War, written to Captain J. M. Jones from the war front near Petersburg, Virginia, on July 10, 1864, describing conditions on the front and including a list of his company's casualties during the previous 11 weeks.

Dates: 1864

Fanny W. Tinsley Memoirs

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-013
Abstract

Typescript memoir by Fanny W. Tinsley regarding her American Civil War experiences during the Union occupation of her Hanover County, Virginia neighborhood and the ensuing Battle of Mechanicsville.

Dates: 1912

J. S. Tinsley Telegram,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-033
Abstract

This collection contains a telegram from J. S. Tinsley to J. Goggin, Esq. The telegram, dated June 2, 186[2], likely refers to the Battle of Seven Pines and reports a Confederate victory after the Union forces "retired" towards Drewry's Bluff.

Dates: 1862 - 1862