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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 1445 Collections and/or Records:

William Wallace Hensley Autobiography

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-007
Abstract

This colleciton contains a typed transcript of the American Civil War memoir of William Wallace Hensley, Company C, 21st Illinois Infantry.

Dates: 1912

Delia Herbert Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1992-029
Abstract

Three letters written by Delia Brown Herbert, of Bergen (Genesee County), New York, to her sister Achsah Smith in Lockhart, New York, regarding her concern over the whereabouts and wellbeing of "Hank" (her husband, Henry E. Herbert, serving in Battery M, 1st New York Light Infantry during the American Civil War).

Dates: 1861 - 1862

Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1995_027_ValentineHerbert_Scrapbook

Henry E. Herbert Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-071
Abstract

Letter from Henry E. Herbert, of the 1st New York Light Artillery, writing on June 22, 1863, to his brother, Thomas M. Herbert, regarding Thomas's health and a nearby battle the previous day.

Dates: 1863

Hickman Family Newsletters and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1998-007
Abstract

Six issues of "Hickman Family History Newsletter," published by H. William Gabriel, focusing on descendants of the Roger Hickman family of Back Creek (Bath County), Virginia, together with photos and brief biographical information on various Hickman family members, and a typescript draft of Gabriel's article, "William P. Hickman in the New River Valley, 1852-1864."

Dates: 1995 - 1998

Hicks House (Appomattox Courthouse) Advertisement

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-036
Abstract

The collection contains an advertisement for "Hicks House" summer tourist resort in the town of Appomattox Courthouse created by proprietor, E.G. Hix, c.1865-1892.

Dates: c.1865-1892

Henry H. Hill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1980-003
Abstract

The Henry H. Hill collection consists of historical and genealogical research compiled by Hill during his lifetime in southwest Virginia. Hill (1880-1954) was an alumni and professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Dates: 1893-1963, n.d.

Miner Hinman Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-040
Abstract

Letter from Miner H. Hinman (1836-1917), captain in Company D, 171st Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War, written aboard the steamer John A. Warner on December 2, 1862, discussing his recent, temporary command of the regiment, during which a member of his company was shot by a provost guard.

Dates: 1862

Hiram Matthew Papers, 1863-1865 (Ms1988-090)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988-090

H.O. Bacock Diary, 1864 (Ms2003-014)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms2003-014_BabcockHO_Diary_1864