United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Found in 1355 Collections and/or Records:
David Earhart Collection
John Early Confederate Army Receipt for the Work of Fletcher, an Enslaved Person
This collection contains a partially printed receipt for the labor of an enslaved person delivered to Chief Engineer Lt. Col. William H. Stevens in charge of Confederate fortifications outside of Richmond, Virginia, on November 11, 1862. The receipt notes that Stevens received one enslaved person by the name of Fletcher from John Early.
H. J. Eaton Memoir
This collection contains an undated memoir written by Corporal H. J. Eaton (1839-1914) covering his service as a Union soldier during and immediately after the American Civil War from 1864 to 1867. In the memoir, the second of two volumes, Eaton discusses several aspects of military life during the war, including marches and the battles of Spotsylvania, North-Anna, Gaines Mills, Bethesda-Church, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg.
Letters to Ann Eliza Eddy
The collection comprises letters to Ann Eliza Eddy, living in Troy, New York, dating from 1857-1865. Eddy received letters from Union soldiers, cousins, and friends over the course of the American Civil War. There are several photographs of the house and writers included in the collection.
John Eiseman Letter
Letter from John Eiseman, serving in the 133rd New York Infantry during the American Civil War, written from Berwick City, Lousiana and on the march on April 11 and 18, 1863, to his parents regarding his regiment's recent movements and his participation in battles at Port Hudson and near Franklin, Louisiana, during the Bayou Teche Campaign.
Ellett Family Papers
Elliott Family Correspondence
Nine wartime letters of Joshua L. and Thomas A. Elliott, brothers from Hanover County, Virginia, and privates in Company B, 24th Virginia Infantry during the American Civil War, written to Mary F. Page of Hanover County; together with a postwar letter from Oden B. Elliott to Page, and a letter from Page to her sister Elizabeth Mallory while a patient in Virginia's Eastern State Hospital (Williamsburg).
Richter Ellison Civil War Collection
This collections contains materials from American Civil War reenactor Richter Ellison. A large number of these materials were used for reenactments or for research, likely to improve historical accuracy. The bulk of the papers were created between 1994 and 2003 (undated documents are likely from the same time).
George W. Emmons Letter
This collection contains a single letter, from hospital steward George W. Emmons (b. 1840) to Mrs. Louisa Traylor during the American Civil War. Emmons enlisted in Company C, 12th Virginia Infantry in 1861, and deserted in December 1864.
John Collins Enright Letters
This collection includes the transcribed war-time letters of John Collins Enright, first sergeant in the 18th Virginia Infantry, written from camps in northern and eastern Virginia, during the American Civil War.