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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:

Jeremiah T. Lockwood Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2019-030
Abstract

The Jeremiah T. Lockwood Collection includes CDV portraits of Lockwood and his comrades and hospital passes and picket passes. The photographs date from 1862-1923.

Dates: 1862 - 1923

Richard M. Logan Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-129
Abstract

The Richard M. Logan Letter is from Logan to his wife on June 4th, 1862. The letter contains information on a skirmish that Company F of the 28th North Carolina Infantry of the Confederate Army had with the Union Army, and their current whereabouts.

Dates: 1862

James Longstreet Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-003
Abstract

Twelve post-American Civil War letters written to former Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet (1821-1904) by his children: Fitz Randolph Longstreet, John Garland Longstreet, Mary Louise "Lula" Longstreet Whelchel, and Robert Lee Longstreet; as well as Masie Johnston Sanders, Richard B. Shepard, U. Stamps, and C. Herbert Walling.

Dates: 1897 - 1903

Fannie Lorentz Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-002
Abstract

The Fannie Lorentz Letter is by Lorentz (1829-1864) to her husband Mifflin (1823-1891), dated April 12, 1862, from "Cabin Home" (now Shawsville), Virginia. Lorentz describes recent events in her and her children's lives, such as problems with getting wood, issues with hens, and being ill. She also discusses a letter she read to her neighbor from Jimmie Langhorne about being wounded by "Yankees" in Delaware during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1862

Daniel A. Lowber Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-015
Abstract

The collection consists of a Civil War diary of Captain Daniel A. Lowber, Company A, 37th Wisconsin Infantry, which served in the siege of Petersburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1864

Daniel Bedinger Lucas Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-012
Abstract

The Daniel Bedinger Lucas papers consist of scrapbooks, correspondence, poems and essays, newspapers, and other materials collected and created by Lucas, including several items created by his sister, Virginia Lucas, also a poet.

Dates: 1812-1924, n.d.

Virginia Lucas Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-021
Abstract The collection contains a letter written by Virginia Lucas from Clarke County, Virginia to her brother [likely Daniel Bedinger Lucas] at Halltown, Jefferson County (now West Virginia) July 11, 1861. Virginia writes how she and other relatives were sent away from Jefferson County because of approaching Union troops. She relates some war news about an engagement in Berkeley, Virginia (now West Virginia) giving the casualty statistics as well as mentions of Turner Ashby, Joseph E. Johnston, and...
Dates: 1861

Fred Lyman Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-043
Abstract

Letter from Fred Lyman, possibly of Company E, 14th New York Infantry, written at Miners Hill, Virginia, December 8-9, 1861, addressed to "Dear Brother and Sister," relating to the local Indian summer-like weather, the killing of a hog, and his desire for a lieutenant's commission and raise in pay.

Dates: 1861

Lynchburg, Virginia, Impressment Document for John, an Enslaved Person

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-048
Abstract

This collection consists of a receipt for the impressment of John, an enslaved person, in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work on the city's fortifications in October 1863.

Dates: October 1, 1863

Thomas A. Mahood Civil War Reminiscences

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1979-002
Abstract

The collection includes memoirs by Thomas A. Mahood describing Wise Legion, Virginia Artillery involvement in the Battle of Drewry's Bluff (May 1864), and the actions of the commander General Henry A. Wise.

Dates: c.1895