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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 1473 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred L. Mantor Diary,

 File
Identifier: Ms-2013-074
Abstract

The collection contains the Civil War diary of Alfred Mantor, a corporal (and later sergeant) with "C" Company of the 27th Massachusetts Infantry. Mantor's diary covers January through April of 1864, shortly before he was killed in action in May. Entries focus on his regiment's activities, as well as his personal experiences teaching Sunday school in the Norfolk, Virginia, area.

Dates: 1864 - 1864

Map of Campbell County, Virginia, C. S. A., 1864 (reproduction),

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0435
Scope and Contents

1864 map of Campbell County created by the Confederate Engineers Bureau (1982 reproduction from the Virginia Historical Society).

Dates: 1982 - 1982

Map of the Battlefield of Antietam

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-047

Map of the Battlefield of Bull Run, Virginia

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-042
Scope and Contents

Compiled from a map accompanying the report of Brig. Gen. McDowell and a map made under the direction of Gen. Beauregard

Dates: 1877

Map of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 1861-65

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0096
Abstract

Historical map of Richmond, Virginia, shows the city layout during the Civil War. Inset are two images: one is a view of the city, and the other is a promissory city note with an image of City Hall. Map also contains a table of references, indicating the identity of several locations of importance.

Dates: 1961

Map of United States Military Rail Roads

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0547
Abstract

"Map of United States Military Rail Roads, Showing the Rail Roads operated during the War from 1862-1866, as Military Lines, Under the Direction of Bvt. Brig. Gen. D. C. McCallum, Director and General Manager."

Dates: 1866

Marching Orders, From Col. Preston, undated (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F13_LongstreetPrestonIII

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