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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:

Confederate Quartermaster Records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-048
Abstract

The collection contains two invoices and a letter from the Confederate Quartermaster General's Office, dated 1862, 1864, during the American Civil War. They list food and cookery purchases.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Confederate Repair Agreement For Beckley Mill, (West) Virginia

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-043
Abstract

This collection contains the memorandum of an agreement between General John B. Floyd and Thomas J. Leaford of Fayette County, Virginia (now part of West Virginia), for $598.03 for damages to Alfred Beckley's mill. Leaford is also instructed to obtain a deed of trust from Beckley to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1861

Confederate States of America, War Department, Account Sheets

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1955-002
Abstract

The collection consists of two account statements each for costs of travel of E.W. Hubard and L.W. Hastings. Both statements are signed by James A. Sedden, Secretary of War for the Confederacy in the Civil War.

Dates: 1864

Confederate Veterans Reunion Schedule,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-111
Abstract

The collection contains the "Schedule of Events" for a Confederate Veterans Reunion. The reunion lasted from June 6-8, 1934.

Dates: June 6-8, 1934

Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-051
Abstract The Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials includes two series of primary and secondary sources. Series I: Letters, Transcripts, and Narratives, includes 98 letters written by Isaiah Conley to his wife during his service in the 101st Pennsylvania Regiment between 1861 and 1865. This series also has unpublished and published versions of Conley's escape from Confederate captivity. Series II: Research Materials contains correspondence, photocopies, articles, maps, and...
Dates: 1862-2000s

Thomas Nelson Conrad Book Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-095
Abstract

Thomas Nelson Conrad (1837-1905) served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and as President of Virginia Tech. The collection consists of the original manuscript of The Rebel Scout: A Thrilling History of Scouting Life in the Southern Army, written by Conrad from 1891 to 1893, and published in 1904.

Dates: 1891 - 1893

Contract, Copy from Mr Baylor, February 18, 1896 (Ms1988-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_1896_0218_

Henry A. Converse Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-108
Abstract

Letter from Henry A. Converse, a lawyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Civil War, written December 12-14, 1863, to his aunt, Mary B. Haralson of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, regarding the depreciating value of Confederate currency, the conscription act, and the prospects for Converse's law practice.

Dates: 1863