United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate

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...

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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.

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One March 4, 1925 letter from J. S. Downs in Chickasha, Oklahoma to "My dear Madam" in Norfolk, Virginia. The correspondence concerns Downs's appreciation for information relating to Captain Sutton during the Civil War, and also provides a brief biography of J. S. Downs.

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One 1864 letter from son to mother, with news of his arrival at Fortress Monroe, his good health, and love sent from various individuals to their families back home.

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One December 5, 1863 letter from John M. Sutton of Company C, 3rd North Carolina Battalion at Fort Holmes to "My dear brother."

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One 132-page typescript copy of The Diary of John Walters, Private, Norfolk Light Artillery Blues. The diary was originally written during the Civil War from May 8, 1862 to April 20, 1865.

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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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Memoir recounting Russell Dawson's boyhood memories of the Civil War, particularly the capture of Norfolk, Virginia by the Union in May 1862.

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One 1864 letter informing the recipient of Nugent's safe arrival at Fortress Monroe and his promise to write upon reaching Norfolk, Virginia.