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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 33 Collections and/or Records:

Annie Waddill Letter

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-575
Scope and Contents

One 1864 letter from Charles Wight's sister, concerning family in Virginia and wishing her brother good health while imprisoned at Camp Chase in Ohio.

Dates: created: 1864; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Bernard H. Walker Diaries

 Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-237
Scope and Contents

Ten handwritten diaries from 1858 to 1914. Entries typically include observations on the weather, reports and commentary on current events, descriptions of Walker's medical and agricultural work, and Walker's personal thoughts.

Dates: created: 1858-1867, 1885, 1893-1902, 1907-1910, 1914; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

C. W. Urlin Letter

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-571
Scope and Contents

One 1864 letter about daily life at Fort Delaware, including news about an effort to obtain a special exchange for Lieutenant Whitehurst and himself.

Dates: created: 1864; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Captain W. D. Reynolds Correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-265
Scope and Contents

Two 1864-1865 books containing copies of correspondence written by Captain W. D. Reynolds of the Subsistence Department in North Carolina. Also contains one 1865 receipt signed by James Sloan and one circa 1865 list of officers of the late Confederate States Navy.

Dates: created: 1864-1865; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Colonel Walter Herron Taylor Papers

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: MSS-0000-233
Dates: 1854 - 1960

Drummond Papers

 Collection — 6 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-216
Scope and Contents

Nineteenth century vital records, Civil War-era documents, and receipts relating to the Drummond family in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the records refer to George R. Drummond and his father, Spencer Drummond.

Dates: created: 1795-1892; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Edmonia Lee Whittle Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-082
Scope and Contents One mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century scrapbook containing clippings, genealogical information, and other materials related to the Whittle family, Christ Church, and Christ and Saint Luke's Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Handwritten genealogies trace the ancestry of several prominent connected Norfolk families, including Calvert, Dabney, Neilson, Page, and Walke. The scrapbook traces the Whittle family genealogy to Pocahontas. Much of the loose materials from the scrapbook relate to the...
Dates: created: 1860-1965, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/18/1997

First and Last, or Battles in Virginia Typescript

 Collection — 25 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-663
Scope and Contents Twenty-three chapters, an introduction, and an appendix for William W. Blackford's memoir First and Last, or Battles in Virginia. The typescript details Blackford's experience as a cavalry officer under Jeb Stuart and as a Lieutenant Colonel of the Engineer Corps. All typescript pages were typed on the back of letterhead for the Richmond, Virginia office of The Prudential Insurance Company of America. The pages include handwritten edits in both pencil and...
Dates: created: undated; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Flash-Lights from Headquarters of the Army of Northern Virginia Photocopies

 Collection — 4 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-246
Scope and Contents

One-hundred thirty pages of photocopies featuring Lieutenant Colonel Walter H. Taylor's Flash-Lights from Headquarters of the Army of Northern Virginia and approximately 76 photocopied documents and research notes relating to Taylor. Most of the research notes are transcriptions and some of the transcription notes have been written on the photocopied manuscripts. The date of the original materials is primarily 1862 to 1865.

Dates: created: undated; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Holland Genealogy Research Collection

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-244
Scope and Contents

Reproductions of family histories, family trees, and other genealogical materials, such as wills and deeds, which have been compiled and edited by members of the Holland family. The information presented dates back to the 10th century and concludes in the late 20th century.

Dates: created: 1966-1993; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014