United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Found in 1360 Collections and/or Records:
Jefferson and Varina Anne Davis Letter
This collection contains a July 25, 1886 letter penned by Varina Anne Davis on behalf of her father, Jefferson Davis, to James H. Lane, former confederate general and former VAMC Commandant of Cadets. The letter is in response to a previous letter from Lane asking Jefferson Davis for a recommendation. This letter informs Lane that Davis' recommendation won't carry the same weight as it might have once had.
R. J. Davis Pass,
The collection consists of signed Confederate States of America pass for R. (Robert?) J. Davis, dated May 9, 1862.
Varina Anne Davis Letter
This collection contains a letter that was written in 1891 or later by Varina Anne Davis and sent to Mrs. M. A. Williams. In the letter Davis informs Williams that she believes it will impossible for her to tell her story in New York. Davis states that unlike in the South the subject of the American Civil Was has less importance in New York where people do not have constant reminders of the war. Varina Anne Davis (1864-1898) was a novelist and the youngest child of Jefferson Davis.
John Harper Dawson Book Manuscript
The collection contains a typescript draft of John Harper Dawson's Wildcat Cavalry: a Synoptic History of the Seventeenth Virginia Cavalry Regiment of the Jenkins-McCausland Brigade in the War Between the States (published by Morningside House in 1982).
Otis Dean Diary
The collection contains the diary of Otis Dean, a private in Company E, 56th Massachusetts Infantry during the American Civil War.
F. B. Deane, Jr. Letter,
The collection includes a letter from F. B. Deane, Jr. of Deane & Son Foundry, Lynchburg, November 23, 1864. The letter requests permission from Brigadier General John Echols to transport pork to Dublin and Abingdon, VA.
Deed, Copy to Daddaw, n.d. (Ms1988-047)
Dept. of Northern Virginia General Orders No. 27
This collection contains the Dept. of Northern Virginia General Orders No. 27, dated February 28, 1862, made by General Joseph E. Johnston, written by A. P. Mason, and officially copied by C. R. Holmes. The order indicates two types of signals that will be made, one by night from Capt. Alexander's Quarters and one by day from Centreville, and states that all sentinels on guard are to report when the signals are seen or heard.
Deputy Sheriff Oath, Barbour County, West Virginia
This document is an oath taken by a Deputy Sheriff of Barbour County, West Virginia, stating that he never fought for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.