United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Found in 1349 Collections and/or Records:
Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled at Richmond
The Roll of Prisoners of War Paroled in Richmond identifies Union soldiers who were released from a Confederate prisoner of war camp in 1865. It conatins the names of 47 soldiers and provides their ranks, company, regiment, when and where they were captured, and their signature. They were likely held at Libby Prison, a Confederate prison in Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
Carl Rollinson Papers
This collection contains two works about the American Civil War by Dr. Carl Rollinson, The Civil War: A Portfolio of Fabulous Facts, Extrodinary Events, Inspiring Incidents, Piquant Personalities
and Chemistry in the Civil War
.
Joseph Rule Letter
Letter written by Joseph Rule from his camp at Petersburg, Virginia, December 15th, 1864 to his friend Silas. Letter details Rule's Company B, 50th New York Engineers involvement in the December, 1864 raid on the Weldon Railroad which was a major supply line for Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
William Henry Ruse Correspondence
Four letters from William Henry Ruse (1841-1912), of Company E, 97th Ohio Infantry and 11th Regiment, Veteran Reserve Corps during the American Civil War, written from a Nashville, Tennessee hospital and from regimental headquarters in Point Lookout, Maryland to Maggie Stewart of Adamsville, Ohio.
J. W. Ryland Diary
The J. W. Ryland Diary consists of a single Civil War diary kept by J. W. Ryland between September 1863-1865. In his diary, Ryland records activities from September 1863 – January 1866. His entries include the topics of the creation of the Confederate States of America, rail cars, and battles such as the Siege of Charleston, SC, the Siege of Petersburg, the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, the surrender at Appomattox Court House, and the weary Confederate trek home following April 9, 1865.
James H. Saye Correspondence
Three letters from James H. Saye, a South Carolina minister during the American Civil War, focusing largely on the Confederate economy, financial speculation, and the patriotic duty to support the falling Confederate currency.
George J. Schmutz Papers
This collection contains two books complied by George J. Schmutz that include Schmutz' family history, poetry, political and opinion pieces, civil war memoirs, and a history of the 188th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry.
Hamilton S. Sclater Letters
The collection contains three American Civil War letters, all written by Hamilton S. Sclater, Company D, 25th Virginia Battalion, to his mother. Letter of 13 August 1862, written from a camp near Gordonsville (Orange County Virginia), describes the aftermath of the Battle of Cedar Mountain. Other letters, dated 6 April 1864 and 4 July 1864 respectively, were written from Camp Chaffin's Farm, an area of fortifications south of Richmond.
Charles Scott and Company Collection
The collection contains receipts and business documents relating to the business of Charles Scott and Company of Glade Spring Depot, Virginia. Charles Scott and Company ran a salt works outside of Saltville, Virginia, and supplied salt for the state of Virginia during the American Civil War. One of the receipts is for a retainer for James W. Sheffey in case of impressment of C. Scott and Co.'s property by the state.
Scott County, Virginia Amnesty Oath Register
The collection contains a ledger listing men, mostly from Scott County, Virginia, including name, age, occupation and residence. It is believed to be list of men to whom the amnesty oath was administered following the American Civil War.