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

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Thomas C. Frizzle Correspondence

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-432
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: created: 1861; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Walker Jones Letters

 Collection — 5 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-552
Scope and Contents

Letters from Walker Jones, a private of the 11th Virginia Infantry, to his family during the Civil War between 1861 and 1863. Also includes one letter each from his brothers, Charles W. and James.

Dates: created: 1861-1863, 1937, undated; 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