United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Found in 1341 Collections and/or Records:
John W. Fairfax Letters
The collection includes letters from a New Orleans stock broker, John W. Fairfax, to Confederate General James Longstreet. The first is a request for a recommendation for Lawson L. Davis, a conferate veteran who was applying for a paymastership in the Army. The second letter speaks of personal business matters and mentions Bradstreet's impaired vision and new marriage.
Job Farley Letters
This collection contains 4 letters from Job Farley written to his mother in the later years of the United States Civil War.
H. Feild Letter
Letter from Confederate surgeon H. Feild, written at the general hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, "to my esteemed friend," on January 5, 1865, describing the suffering in the land and the cries of the wounded.
A. Fenn Letter
This collection contains a four page letter from A. Penn to his wife, describing life in the army and an instance where Confederate soldiers wearing Union overcoats attacked Union forces along the Weldon Railroad to interfere with resupply efforts.
Fenwick Civil War Materials Collection
This Fenwick Civil War Materials Collection is a small collection of American Civil War-related materials, containing the correspondence of John Newton Smith, a private in Company I, 13th Virginia Cavalry and the sketchbook of Charles Gulager, a private in Company A, 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The materials were collected by Fenwick family members.
Nancy (Nannie) G. Figgat Correspondence,
A collection of two letters written by Nancy (Nannie) Figgat to her husband Private Charles Figgat, of the 1st Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Company C.
John Filtzmoyer Damage Claim,
The collection consists of a claim for damages by John Filtzmoyer dated April 14, 1865.
Conrad C. Fisher Letter
Letter from Corporal Conrad C. Fisher, Company B, 76th Pennsylvania Infantry, during the American Civil War, written in Virginia on January 2, 1865, and focusing on a recent military expedition to Wilmington, North Carolina, by sea; an infestation of body lice; and the recent execution of six deserters.
George Fitch Letter
This letter was written by George Fitch, a soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War, to his brother Charlie in a camp near Falmouth, Virginia, on April 11th, 1863. The letter contains information on a review conducted by General Joe Hooker and John Sedgewick, as well as a visit with president Abraham Lincoln.