United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Found in 1343 Collections and/or Records:
Abner B. Palmer Letter
The Abner B. Palmer Letter was written by Sergeant Abner Palmer of Company A, 56th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 4th Division, 5th Corps, Ambulance Train, in Petersburg, Virginia, to his mother on July 4th, 1864. The letter contains information about the weather, a close encounter with Confederate soldiers, and the fighting between the Union and Confederate Armies.
Stephen F. Poindexter Civil War Letter,
Charles O. Poland Diary
The collection consists of the diary of Charles O. Poland, a private in Company B, 142nd Ohio Infantry (National Guard), written while serving for six weeks near the front during the early siege of Petersburg.
Lt. Col. A. P. Porter Copybook
The collection includes a copybook and letters written by Union Lieutenant Colonel A. P. Porter in 1862 and 1863 that document the transportation, inventory, and distribution of supply rations during the American Civil War. The letters are written in chronological order within the copybook with about 22 outstanding letters that have been torn from the book, also arranged in chronological order.
Position of Gun Boats at Grand Gulf (Reproduction)
Thomas C. Potter Letter
The collection includes a single letter written by Thomas C. Potter near Columbia, Tennessee, dated July 11, 1862.
Charles H. Powell Letter
Post-war letter from Charles H. Powell, who served as a bugler in Company F, 4th Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War, providing information about the Confederate units organized in Goochland County, Virginia, during the war.
John S. Powers Letter,
The collection includes a letter from John S. Powers to Nellie E. Williams on November 23, 1862 and a sprig from a boxwood tree. Powers letter includes a personal description of conditions in Alexandria, local sites, and news.
Preston Family Correspondence
The Preston Family Correspondence consists of two letters. The first is written by James Francis Preston to his wife, Sarah Caperton Preston; he details the events of and his involvement in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War. The second letter is written by Sarah to Colonel Grabowski and discusses her son’s (Hugh Caperton Preston) failure to follow an order at Preston and Olin Institute (now Virginia Tech).
Robert Taylor Preston Papers
The collection consists of 218 letters, military orders, notes, certificates of military appointments, and other items, collected or created by Preston between 1849 and 1871, with the majority from the period between May 1861 and December 1862.