Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate

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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.

Scope and Contents Membership applications for entry into the Pickett-Buchanan Camp of Confederate Veterans of Norfolk, Virginia. The application required the sum of two dollars and requested the applicant's age, place of birth, present occupation, present residence, present post-office address, date of entry into Confederate States service, place of enlistment or muster, rank at time of enlistment, rank at time of discharge, date of discharge, branch of service, specific area of assignment, hospital if sick...

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One typescript copy of Westwood A. Todd's 1882 memoir of the Civil War, covering the time period from April 1861 through July 1865.

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One October 5, 1861 letter sent from Confederate soldier Thomas C. Frizzle in "Entrench Camp" to "Dear Friend." The letter mentions guard duty in Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Eighteen scrapbooks compiled by Rev. W. H. T. Squires, primarily consisting of clippings relating to people, places, and events in Virginia. There is a notable emphasis on Virginia during and after the Civil War. Series 1 consists of 15 scrapbooks that cover Virginia history generally, while the remaining 3 scrapbooks that make up Series 2 consist of clippings taken from the 75th anniversary edition of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot on June 26, 1940. The subject...

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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.