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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:

Georg Klumpp Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-058
Abstract

The collection consists of a single letter from Georg Klumpp to Charles Beach in East Otto, New York, dated February 11, 1865.

Dates: 1865

Edgar Knapp Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2002-015
Abstract

This collection includes correspondence received by Edgar R. Knapp while he was a steward at the U.S. military hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. Sixteen letters from his brother at home in Michigan, one from his sister, and eighteen from hospital patients or their parents.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Koontz Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1984-172
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence from three Confederate soldiers--brothers George and Milton Koontz and their cousin George Miller--as well as official documents, two diaries of Milton S. Koontz, George Koontz's copybook, Milton Koontz's sketchbook, a stationery box, and a pencil drawing. Materials dates from 1861 to 1865.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

William J. Lacey Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-115
Abstract

The collection consists of the diary of William J. Lacey, a private with Company C, 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Entries in the diary are scattered and range from simple notes about the weather and letter writing to Lacey's experiences at First Manassas/Battle of Bull Run, and most date from 1861.

Dates: 1861 - 1863

Ladies Monumental Association [Columbus, Mississippi] Receipt,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-045
Abstract

The collection consists of a receipt for the Ladies Monumental Association in Columbus, Mississippi, for the purchase of oysters, ice, and express freight of the order. The purchase totalled $36.40 and is signed by the supplier, Henry Zorn.

Dates: 1873 - 1873

Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989

Lancaster, Massachusetts, Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-088
Abstract

Letter written by Lancaster, Massachusetts, civilian during the American Civil War to brother, regarding the participation and battle losses of the 53rd Massachusetts Infantry at the Battle of Port Hudson, and conveying news of victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg.

Dates: 1863

James H. Lane Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-011
Abstract The James H. Lane Research Collection is a collection of research revolving around James H. Lane. The collection includes scans of letters, newspaper clippings, and book excerpts, along with photographs, focusing on Lane's time in the Confederate Army, as well as his time as a professor at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) and Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). The collection also includes two reels of microfilm, with their creation dated as...
Dates: 1865 - 1980

Madison T. Lawson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-057
Abstract

The collection contains a letter from Madison T. Lawson to his family, written in Lee County, Virginia, on March 28, 1864.

Dates: 1864

Henry M. Lazelle Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-109
Abstract

This collection contains a letter authored by Henry M. Lazelle, a Union officer during the Civil War.

Dates: 1911