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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1348 Collections and/or Records:

Riley Smith Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-017
Abstract

Letter from Riley Smith, a soldier in the 3rd Michigan Infantry during the American Civil War, written to "Dear Cousin Erma" from camp on March 7, 1864, focusing on his reasons for reenlistment and prospects for the war's end.

Dates: 1864

Smyth and Wythe Counties, Virginia, Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-029
Abstract

The ledger contains entries apparently made in Smyth and Wythe counties, Virginia. Includes records of sales of iron, wood, groceries, and tobacco and labor records--including an entry for labor performed by a free Black woman and enslaved men and boys hired out. Also included are estate appraisements for J. J. and Mary Snavely.

Dates: 1852 - 1865

James Adger Smyth Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-010
Abstract

The collection contains an original typescript memoir of James Adger Smyth (1837-1920) of Charleston, SC, as well as a transcript of the memoir and an introduction/brief biography by a descendant.

Dates: 1917, 2010

Aaron Snavely Poem

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-001
Abstract

The collection contains a poem by Aaron Snavely, titled "Remember Sarah Jane," lamenting the recent death and burial of Snavely's wife.

Dates: [1863?]

William Sneed Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-143
Abstract

The William Sneed Correspondence was written by William Sneed, who served in the 45th regiment, North Carolina infantry of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The correspondence contains two letters during the Civil War that were written to a friend and a Miss Alice, and a tax collection letter.

Dates: 1862, 1864, 1873

John N. Snider Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-063
Abstract

Letter from John N. Snider, a soldier in Company H, 14th Virginia Cavalry during the American Civil War, written from a camp near Salem, Virginia, to his sister, conveying personal news, describing the weather, and discussing food rations and preaching in camp.

Dates: 1863

John H. Snouffer Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-076
Abstract

This collection contains letters to and from Union Soldier John H. Snouffer of the 133rd Ohio Infantry. The letter was from a member of the same company in the same camp, Captain Ellis H. Heagler.

Dates: 1864

Henry Clay Sommerville Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-045
Abstract

Letters written to Henry Clay Sommerville, a surgeon serving in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, written by friends and relatives in Liberty (now Bedford), Virginia, including William Sommerville, M. R. Scruggs, H. Feild, and J. R. Tinsley, focusing largely on personal and local news.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Song, The Southern Wagon, n.d. (Ms.1984-172)

 Digital Record
Identifier: Ms1984-172_KoontzFamily_F1_Song_ND