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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:

Letters to Ann Eliza Eddy

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-063
Abstract

The collection comprises letters to Ann Eliza Eddy, living in Troy, New York, dating from 1857-1865. Eddy received letters from Union soldiers, cousins, and friends over the course of the American Civil War. There are several photographs of the house and writers included in the collection.

Dates: 1857 - 1881

John Eiseman Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-049
Abstract

Letter from John Eiseman, serving in the 133rd New York Infantry during the American Civil War, written from Berwick City, Lousiana and on the march on April 11 and 18, 1863, to his parents regarding his regiment's recent movements and his participation in battles at Port Hudson and near Franklin, Louisiana, during the Bayou Teche Campaign.

Dates: 1863

Ellett Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-047
Abstract The Ellett Family Papers consist of 35 letters written by Dr. Robert Thaddeus Ellett (1826-1904), who served as assistant surgeon in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, for the Confederate States during the American Civil War. His letters are written to Sue French of Pearisburg, who would later become Ellett's wife. Other items include biographical and family history information, photos, clippings, a 1961 dedication to Col. W. H. French marker program, DAR applications, and "The Family Album,"...
Dates: 1865 - 1961

Elliott Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-021
Abstract

Nine wartime letters of Joshua L. and Thomas A. Elliott, brothers from Hanover County, Virginia, and privates in Company B, 24th Virginia Infantry during the American Civil War, written to Mary F. Page of Hanover County; together with a postwar letter from Oden B. Elliott to Page, and a letter from Page to her sister Elizabeth Mallory while a patient in Virginia's Eastern State Hospital (Williamsburg).

Dates: 1864 - 1871

Richter Ellison Civil War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-068
Abstract

This collections contains materials from American Civil War reenactor Richter Ellison. A large number of these materials were used for reenactments or for research, likely to improve historical accuracy. The bulk of the papers were created between 1994 and 2003 (undated documents are likely from the same time).

Dates: 1994-2003, undated

George W. Emmons Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-008
Abstract

This collection contains a single letter, from hospital steward George W. Emmons (b. 1840) to Mrs. Louisa Traylor during the American Civil War. Emmons enlisted in Company C, 12th Virginia Infantry in 1861, and deserted in December 1864.

Dates: 1863