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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:

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

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

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

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

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

Bryce A. Suderow Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-020
Abstract

This collection contains three papers written by Bryce A. Suderow about the casualties that the Confederate Army sustained during the Wilderness Campaign of 1864 during the American Civil War. Each paper covers a different period within the Wilderness Campaign. Suderow is an American historian who has published several books on the American Civil War.

Dates: 1983

Sutton-Martin-Mason Family Papers

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Identifier: Ms-2003-013
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of a Pulaski County, Virginia family, largely consisting of letters received by Rachel Louisa Sutton (later married to David H. Martin) from friends and family during the 1860s. Also contains deeds, family financial records, poetry, photographs and assorted ephemera. A small collection of materials belonging to the Martins' granddaughter, Elinor Mason, completes the collection.

Dates: 1861 - 1968

M. Sydenstricker Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2018-006
Abstract

This collection contains a letter from M. Sydenstricker from White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier County, Virginia (West Virginia) to Mrs I [?] Dwier and G[?] Davis, January 10th, 1865.

Dates: 1865