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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1343 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas L. Preston Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-041
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter from Campbell County, Virginia resident Thomas L. Preston to John M. Preston of Smyth County, Virginia. The letter discusses personal matters and health, ending with a note about the political climate and the possibility of impending war between the North and South.

Dates: 1860

Program, Dedication of Col William Henderson French Marker, September 16, 1961 (Ms1988-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_DedicationProgram_WmHendersonFrenchMarker_1961_0916_

Randolph Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-011
Abstract

The collection contains selected transcriptions of correspondence and documents of the Randolph family of Virginia. These documents depict family situations, events leading up to the American Civil War, and conditions during the war.

Dates: 1851 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1851 - 1865

James E. Rearden Civil War Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-013
Abstract

The ollection is mainly composed of letters written by James E. Rearden to his wife and his mother in the years 1861 and 1862. James Rearden was a Confederate soldier for the Army of the Potomac, 7th South Carolina Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1861 - 1920

Receipt [small square paper], September 25, 1893 (Ms1988-047)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1988_047_EllettFamily_1893_0725_

Receipt, To Col. Preston, March, 1862 (Ms1992-003)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F8_1862_03

Samuel D. Reck Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-105
Abstract

This collection contains six handwritten letters from Samuel D. Reck to his wife, Hannah. Samuel Reck was a private in the 165th Pennsylvania of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Dates: 1862 - 1863

Joseph M. Reed Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-098
Abstract

This collection consists of letters between Joseph M. Reed and his friends and family.

Dates: 1864 - 1865

Ed. H. Rees Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-106
Abstract

Letter from Ed. [Edward] H. Rees, of Company E, 15th Illinois Cavalry during the American Civil War, written from Jefferson Hospital (Memphis, Tennessee) on September 9, 1863 to "Dear Cal," regarding the advantages of the hospital in which he is recovering and the treatment he is receiving.

Dates: 1863