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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:

"When This Cruel War Is Over!" Song

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-435
Scope and Contents

One circa 1863 published song "When This Cruel War Is Over!," written by Charles Carroll Sawyer. The reverse side of the document includes part of a handwritten letter.

Dates: created: circa 1863; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

William Conway Whittle, Jr. Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-241
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, diaries, clippings, military service records, and an 1864 register of Confederate officers in the Civil War. Most of the materials date between 1863 and 1865 and concern the Conderate Navy's operations in England and France.

Dates: created: 1855-1910; Other: Majority of material found in 1864; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1964

William E. Taylor Family Letters

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-568
Scope and Contents

Two 1864 letters from William E. Taylor and William E. Taylor, Jr. to Archie Taylor, concerning life in the South during the Civil War and Union occupation. Also includes a note from Baxton and a handwritten copy of Father Abram Joseph Ryan's poem "Conquered Banner."

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