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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:

Joseph T. Harris Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-016
Abstract

This collection includes letters written by Joseph T. Harris of the 12th Ohio Infantry to his sister, Mollie Swope from various locations in western Virginia. The letters are dated August 6, 1861, September 18, 1861, November 23, 1861, and February 14, 1862. The letters detail the movements of the 12th Ohio Infantry during actions in the Kanawha Valley, Virginia in 1861 as well as camp life.

Dates: 1861 - 1862

Letter to Levi Harris

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-004
Abstract

The collection includes a single letter written to Levi Harris from his sister Amanda in Giles County, Virginia. Dated March 14th, 1863, she writes of the price of crops, about the availability of land in the area, why her brother might want to relocate to the area, and news about mutual friends and family.

Dates: 1863

Letters to W. S. Harris,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-065
Abstract

The collection contains three letters to W. S. Harris, two by John Puller (July and August 1863) and one by D. C. Cahill(?) (April 1863).

Dates: 1863 - 1863

Hector Hart Letter,

 File
Identifier: Ms-2012-013
Abstract

Letter written by Hector S. Hart, a private with the 126th Regiment, Ohio Infantry to his mother. Dated April 30th, 1865.

Dates: 1865

Matthias Harter Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-005
Abstract

Three letters from Matthias Harter, a private in Company C, 9th Iowa Infantry, written during the American Civil War to his wife Sallie, and discussing such subjects as the Battle of Altoona Pass, General George McClellan's declining reputation, the price of food for civilians, General William Tecumseh Sherman's farewell speech to Harter's division, and the effects of war on a veteran.

Dates: 1862 - 1865

John Harville Diaries

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-053
Abstract The collection contains eight handwritten diaries chronicling John Harville's experiences during the American Civil War. From August of 1861 to January of 1864 Harville served with the 7th Wisconsin Regiment, Company F. He then transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps for the remainder of his term, ending in July 1864. His diaries include details and stories from camp life, largely around Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Maryland. Suffering from chronic "congestion of the lungs," Harville...
Dates: 1861-1864, 1913, 2010; Majority of material found within ( dates 1861-1864)

Herman Haupt Manuscript Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-010
Abstract

This collection contains the manuscript draft of the American Civil War reminiscences of Herman Haupt, who served as the chief of construction and transportation for the military railroad system for the Union Army. It includes Civil War correspondence, telegraph messages, reports, and general orders (originals and typescript copies). Among the correspondence is a letter from Robert Todd Lincoln.

Dates: ca. 1889

Jonathan Havens Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-065
Abstract

Letter from Jonathan Havens, a private in Company K, 67th North Carolina State Troops (aka 67th North Carolina Infantry) during the American Civil War, written at Greenville [North Carolina] to Major R. S. Tucker, enlisting Tucker's assistance in getting an appointment as quartermaster at Washington [North Carolina].

Dates: 1864

Joshua Gilman Hawkes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1979-003
Abstract

This collection contains the letters of Joshua Gilman Hawkes, a sergeant in Company D, 52nd Massachusetts Infantry during the American Civil War. It also includes letters to Hawkes' family from friends and relatives following Hawkes' death.

Dates: 1852 - 1870

Charles N. Hawkins Correspondence,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-026
Abstract

The collection consists of three letters written by Pvt. Charles N. Hawkins and Pvt. George Rock to Hawkins's cousin, Dollie L. Eakin, between August 1863 and April 1864.

Dates: 1863 - 1864