Abingdon (Va.)
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas W. Colley Collection,
The Thomas W. Colley Collection contains correspondence, financial documents, such as ledgers, receipts, and deeds, temperance society sermons, electoral cards, a Veteran's Meeting minute book, Civil War reminiscences, and a roll for the First Virginia Company D Volunteer Cavalry's wounded and dead for 1861. The majority of the collection dates from 1860 to 1920.
Confederate Military Telegrapher's Log
This collection includes a telegraph log documenting telegraphs sent from Confederate soldiers ca. 1864, and the cost of such telegraphs. The log is signed by George Sandoe, operator, and is marked as being received in Abingdon, Virginia, by Capt Issac Shelby Jr.
Madison T. Lawson Letter
The collection contains a letter from Madison T. Lawson to his family, written in Lee County, Virginia, on March 28, 1864.
Valley Street Baptist Church Records,
Collection contains correspondence, minute books, and financial records for organizations within the Valley Street Baptist Church in Abingdon, Virginia.