Civil War
Found in 1445 Collections and/or Records:
Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook
Herbert E. Valentine (1841-1917) served in Company F, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection contains a 50-page scrapbook compiled by Valentine with newspaper clippings written in 1911-1912 about his regiment's war activities, photographs from a monument dedication ceremony for his regiment in New Berne, North Carolina in 1908, and 39 ink wash scenes sketched during the war years.
Oscar Van Houten Letter,
The letter describes Van Houten's Civil War camp and war experiences as of May 17, 1863, including details of the wounded and death of several friends.
Henry A. Van Pelt Letter and CDV,
The collection includes a letter by Henry Van Pelt to "Frank," dated November 15, 1862, as well as an undated CDV of Van Pelt taken during the Civil War.
William Gildersleeve Vardell Letters
William Gildersleeve Vardell (1829-1897) of South Carolina was a Major in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. This collection contains photocopies of 48 wartime letters from Vardell to his wife, and 1 letter from 1882 to Mrs. J. Jackson.
Daniel Verser Letter
The collection consists of a letter from Daniel Verser in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to his brother, Colonel William Verser in Burkesville, Virginia. Dated August 1867, the letter includes Daniel Verser's opinions on Reconstruction-era difficulties in the state.
William Verser Letter
The William Verser Letter was written on May 13th, 1861, in Burkesville, Virginia by William Verser to his son Edward, who was employed as a clerk in Farmseville, Virigna. The letter contains information about William, his wife and daughter's concerns for Edward, as well as the deployment of his brother, Cicero, under the command of a Captain Booker in the Confederate Army.
George W. Viar Papers
Three certifications of disability from medical examinations of George W. Viar, a soldier Company E, 24th Virginia Infantry at Dublin, Virginia during the American Civil War, accompanied by a note from an unidentified wounded soldier.
Virginia Confederate Election Ticket
The collection contains a Virginia election ticket for the November 6, 1861, Confederate election. It includes the names of candidates for sixteen districts; Jefferson Davis for President, and A.H. Stephens for Vice President; and state representative candidates, John R. Edmunds and Allen T. Caperton.
Virginia Elections Collection
The Virginia Elections Collection contains United States polls and ballots collected from Amelia County, Virginia, from 1804, 1808, and 1865. Some of the material pertains to election polls in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. One of these is the ballot for an amendment to the Virginia Constitution, allowing former Confederate government officials to serve in the Virginia government.
Felix Voltz Letters
The collection contains six letters from Felix Voltz to his family in Elmira, New York, written during the American Civil War.