United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Found in 1348 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Clarence Derrick Papers
The collection includes a letter from Confederate soldier Lt. Colonel Clarence Derrick (1837-1907), 23rd Battalion, Virginia Infantry, to President Andrew Johnson, dated June 17, 1865. The letter requests Derrick's release from military prison. The collection also includes an Oath of Allegiance signed by Derrick at Fort Delaware, June 1865.
Henry Clay Deshields Collection
The Henry Clay Deshields Collection contains letters sent to Sarah Deshields from Henry Clay Deshields during his service in the Confederate Army between 1861 and 1865. The collection also contains biographical information on Henry Clay Deshields and the book, Civil War Echoes: Voices from Virginia (1860-1891) by James I. Robertson, Jr. There is also a framed CSA Service Appointment Document dated May 1861.
Designation of Company Commanders, signed Robert T. Preston, undated (Ms1992-003)
Herbert Deuel Civil War Collection
The Herbert Deuel Civil War Collection contains two of Deuel's Civil War diaries (1864-1866), artifacts from battlefield sites including Bull Run and Petersburg, and printed ephemera.
Guy Di Carlo, Jr., Civil War Research Papers
The Guy Di Carlo, Jr., Civil War Research Papers consist of newsletters, newspapers clippings, photographs, newspapers articles, photocopies from published literature, maps, and calendars, related to American Civil War topics.