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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 1439 Collections and/or Records:

George H. Marshall Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-001
Abstract

The collection contains the American Civil War diary of George H. Marshall, a soldier in Company K, 3rdth Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery.

Dates: 1864 - 1865

J. Marshall Neathery Genealogy

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-002
Abstract Typescript, comb-bound genealogy entitled "Neathery Siblings Had Eight Ancestors in the Civil War: Five of Them at Gettysburg," compiled by amateur genealogist J. Marshall Neathery, describing the lives of eight Neathery relatives who fought for the Confederacy during the American Civil War: William Robert Currin (Company G, 30th North Carolina Infantry); William Faucett (Company I, 23rd North Carolina Infantry); Granville Grissom (Company C, 3rd Battalion North Carolina Senior Reserves);...
Dates: 1996

John S. Martin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-013
Abstract

Letter from John S. Martin, a soldier in Company I, 18th Alabama Infantry, during the American Civil War, expressing his desire to come home, noting the recent theft of his gloves, and asking for a new pair.

Dates: 1862

John Thomas Ruff Martin Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-041
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter by student, John Thomas Ruff Martin, written from Salem. Virginia, March 4, 1861, to his father in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dates: 1861

Thomas R. Martin Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-011
Abstract

The collection contains two letters written by Pvt Thomas R. Martin, Company F, 10th Virginia Cavalry (1st Cavalry Regiment, Wise Legion) to his parents. One is dated September 22, 1861 and written from Sewell, VA (now WV), the second is from Gordonsville in May 1863.

Dates: 1861 - 1863

A. P. Mason General Order No. 27

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-074
Abstract

This collection contains a General Order from General A. P. Mason, written by Captain Charles R. Holmes in 1864.

Dates: 1864

Ebenezer E. Mason Diary,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2012-063
Abstract

The collection includes the diary of Ebenezer E. Mason, a magistrate and delegate, that covers his experiences from January through August 1864 as well as a few entries in February 1865.

Dates: 1864 - 1865

Massachusetts Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-091
Abstract

Letter written from Massachusetts by "thy loving Madre" to "My dear Henry" during the American Civil War, mentioning the hardships and benefits of soldiering, the camp experiences of "Eddie C. W." [Edmund C. Whitney, 53rd Massachusetts?], the barracks at Camp Stevens in Groton Junction, but focusing largely on personal matters.

Dates: 1862

Hiram Matthew Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-090
Abstract

This collection consists of twenty-two letters of outgoing correspondence from Union soldier Hiram Matthew to his wife Elmira Matthew of Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana.

Dates: 1863 - 1865