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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:

Edwin C. Stone Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-028
Abstract

The collection contains a letter written by sailor Edwin C. Stone aboard the U.S.S. Minnesota, November 11, 1861 to his brother Persley Stone. The majority of letter is advice from Edwin to Persley on how to behave at his new job. It also contains a run in between the Minnesota and an "infernal machine," and the threat of the Merrimac attacking.

Dates: 1861
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Edwin C. Stone Letter

Stonewall

 Collection
Identifier: Art-340
Scope and Content

The holdings include 19 copies which are signed and number and 1 copy that is inscribed and numbered.

Dates: 1985
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Stonewall

Stonewall Jackson Memorial

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-057
Dates: 1983
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Stonewall Jackson Memorial

Storming of Fort Wagner

 Collection — Frame 1
Identifier: Art-017
Dates: 1890
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Storming of Fort Wagner

Albert O. Stratton Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-012
Abstract This collection contains journal of Corporal Albert O. Stratton, that he kept while serving with Company D, 37th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, during the 1864-1865 Siege of Petersburg, Virginia, during the American Civil War. The contents describe daily life as a soldier well and notes on contemporary 19th century society. Albert O. Stratton (1839-1915) was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. During the American Civil War he enlisted as a private in 1862, and was promoted to the rank of...
Dates: 1865
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Albert O. Stratton Journal

Edward L. Stratton Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2001-003
Abstract

The Edward L. Stratton Diary was written by an American Civil War soldier who was in the 122nd Company of Pennsylvania, and it covers military action, army medicine, battle wounds, and hospital life and work.

Dates: 1862 - 1864
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Edward L. Stratton Diary

William Avery Stratton Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2009-114
Abstract The collection contains correspondence to William Avery Stratton from friends and family. Letters date from as early as the American Civil War (1864) to the year after Stratton's death (1940). For the most part, letters are about social and family news, though some of the early letters contain Civil War and post-bellum news from the South. Letters from friends in Oregon, Colorado, and Nevada also provide details on Indian affairs, railroad growth, and cattle in the West. The collection also...
Dates: 1864 - 1940; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1880
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / William Avery Stratton Correspondence

Strawn Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1994-006
Abstract

Papers (consisting largely of correspondence) of the extended Strawn and Bumbarger families of Madison County, Iowa, with letters written from Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming.

Dates: 1862 - 1942
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Strawn Family Papers

Charles S. Stringfellow Note

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-052
Abstract

The collection contains a note written by Major Charles S. Stringfellow at Christiansburg, Virginia, to Colonel W. L. Jackson on May 25, 1862.

Dates: 1862
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Charles S. Stringfellow Note

Sturtevant Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1993-023
Abstract There are 145-pages worth of letters from the Sturtevant family in this collection ranging from 1858-1884. Most of the letters include information about family births and deaths, illnesses and daily happenings. The letters that were written during the American Civil War also contain information on the members of the Sturtevant family in the Union Army. Family members include Ann Maria Sturtevant and Owen Sturtevant.Content Warning: Some letters from the collection include racist...
Dates: 1858 - 1884
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Sturtevant Family Letters

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