United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Found in 1346 Collections and/or Records:
Union Army Special Order (Montgomery County, VA),
The collection contains a handwritten special order issued by the Union army to Captain Thomas Gregg of the 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Union Soldier [Charles] Correspondence
This collection contains the correspondence of a Union soldier named Charles and comprises twelve letters dating from September 22, 1861, through July 4, 1864, that discuss his time in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Union Soldier "Jesey" Letter
This collection contains a letter written by "Jesey", a Union soldier during the American Civil War, to his parents about the gifts they sent him, the food he's eating, and getting sick.
Union Soldier Photograph
The collection consists of a photograph of an unnamed Union soldier during the American Civil War.
United Daughters of the Confederacy, Dr. Harvy Black Chapter Records
This collection contains the records of Dr. Harvy Black Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. It contains files devoted to local Confederate veterans, as well as chapter financial records, minute books, membership records, printed materials and scrapbooks.
United States Military Railroads Receipt
The collection contains a United States Military Railroads receipt, issued to general freight agent William W. Tuttle at Nashville, Tennessee.
Amon W. Updike Correspondence
The Amon W. Updike Correspondence consists of photocopies of five letters from Updike while camped in New Kent, Chesterfield, and Henrico counties, Virginia, to his sister, Phebe Arthur, during the American Civil War. Also included are photocopies of letters from Phebe Arthur to her husband Henry, letters from Henry to Phebe and to other family members, and a letter from J.O. Hensley, Arthur's captain, informing Phebe of her husband's death.
U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. Case Files,
This collection contains photocopies of affidavits, claims and answers, stipulations, and a bill for legal fees relating to U.S. v $28,000-Effects of R. E. Lee et al. which dealt with the seizure of land from Confederate leaders.
USS Pittsburg Paymaster's Ledger
The collection contains a U.S. Navy paymaster's ledger, believed to be from the USS Pittsburg, a Union Navy gunboat during the American Civil War. Also includes a single sheet officers' pay roll, dated 1866, believed to be from the USS Shawmut.
Herbert E. Valentine Scrapbook
Herbert E. Valentine (1841-1917) served in Company F, 23rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection contains a 50-page scrapbook compiled by Valentine with newspaper clippings written in 1911-1912 about his regiment's war activities, photographs from a monument dedication ceremony for his regiment in New Berne, North Carolina in 1908, and 39 ink wash scenes sketched during the war years.