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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1343 Collections and/or Records:

Patrick Keyces (Keycas) Arrest Warrant,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-034
Abstract

The collection contains an arrest warrant issued on January 30th, 1864 for Patrick Keyces, a deserter from the 30th Virginia Sharpshooters Battalion.

Dates: 1864 - 1864

Kinnier Family Papers

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: Ms-2007-034
Scope and Contents

Four complete letters and two fragments written to Jennie from William. Two letters and at least one fragment were written between 1853 and about 1856 from Chicago, Illinois. They are mainly love notes with family news, but mention in passing immigrants and Cassius M. Clay. The two later letters were written in Lynchburg, Virginia after the couple's marriage. The July 27, 1863 letter discusses possible upcoming battles and the high prices of food during the Civil War.

Dates: 1853 - 1863

James Kirkpatrick Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-086
Abstract This collection contains two letters from Captain James Kirkpatrick of the Third Missouri Cavalry. The first, dated 14 December 1863, is written from Company Headquarters in Jacksonport, Arkansas, to his wife Elizabeth, who is home in Clayton, Adams County, Illinois. The second letter, dated 21 June 1864, is written from a camp near Little Rock to his eldest son, William, age approx. 15 years old, who is serving with the 137th Regiment, Illinois Infantry near Memphis, Tennessee. The letters...
Dates: 1863 - 1864

Georg Klumpp Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-058
Abstract

The collection consists of a single letter from Georg Klumpp to Charles Beach in East Otto, New York, dated February 11, 1865.

Dates: 1865

Edgar Knapp Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2002-015
Abstract

This collection includes correspondence received by Edgar R. Knapp while he was a steward at the U.S. military hospital in Annapolis, Maryland. Sixteen letters from his brother at home in Michigan, one from his sister, and eighteen from hospital patients or their parents.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Koontz Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1984-172
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence from three Confederate soldiers--brothers George and Milton Koontz and their cousin George Miller--as well as official documents, two diaries of Milton S. Koontz, George Koontz's copybook, Milton Koontz's sketchbook, a stationery box, and a pencil drawing. Materials dates from 1861 to 1865.

Dates: 1861 - 1865

William J. Lacey Diary

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-115
Abstract

The collection consists of the diary of William J. Lacey, a private with Company C, 11th Regiment, Mississippi Infantry. Entries in the diary are scattered and range from simple notes about the weather and letter writing to Lacey's experiences at First Manassas/Battle of Bull Run, and most date from 1861.

Dates: 1861 - 1863

Ladies Monumental Association [Columbus, Mississippi] Receipt,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-045
Abstract

The collection consists of a receipt for the Ladies Monumental Association in Columbus, Mississippi, for the purchase of oysters, ice, and express freight of the order. The purchase totalled $36.40 and is signed by the supplier, Henry Zorn.

Dates: 1873 - 1873

Lucy Lee Lancaster Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1990-069
Abstract Lucy Lee Lancaster was born in Blacksburg, Virginia in 1905 and lived there until she died in 1989. She was one of the first women admitted to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (popularly known as VPI), and after graduating in 1925, she went on to earn her MLS from Columbia University Library School. She worked at the VPI library for the rest of her career. The Lancaster papers contain biographical materials, family papers, genealogy research,...
Dates: 1915 - 1989

Lancaster, Massachusetts, Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-088
Abstract

Letter written by Lancaster, Massachusetts, civilian during the American Civil War to brother, regarding the participation and battle losses of the 53rd Massachusetts Infantry at the Battle of Port Hudson, and conveying news of victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg.

Dates: 1863