United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Blockade Civil War letter from wife Isabella and her children, Jumain, Miriam, and Rosa to her husband in Cuba
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: X032762544]
Identifier: MSS 16853
Content Description
This collection contains a rare letter written by a woman named Isabella, and her children, Jumain, Miriam, and Rosa, to her unnamed husband describing their attempts to sail from Galveston, Texas, to join him in Havana, Cuba. Their passage was on a blockade runner that failed as they could not pass through the Union ships. The back of the letter contains short notes from each of the children addressed to their father.
Dates:
March 7, 1865
Anna Maria Hickman Otis Mead Chalmers family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 4966
Scope and Contents
The papers of Anna Maria (Campbell Hickman) Otis Mead Chalmers (1809-1891) and her family offer a deep look into a 19th century American family with a sharp focus on enslaved and formerly enslaved persons. The collection documents the life of a young, widowed woman, Anna Maria Mead Chalmers, who was the granddaughter of General William Hull (1753-1825). She was a mother of four children and became a businesswoman in Richmond, Virginia. She was a writer, an editor of the Southern Churchmen,...
Dates:
1821 - 1897
Elizabeth Albee Brooks Diary
Unprocessed Material — Folder ViU2024-0062_001
Identifier: ViU-2024-0062
Dates:
1865
Ellen Strong Bartlett letters
Unprocessed Material — Folder ViU2024-0123_001: [Barcode: X032762545]
Identifier: ViU-2024-0123
Dates:
1864 - 1897
Sylvenus A. Fay Civil War diary
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16708
Content Description
Sylvenus A. Fay diary recounting the daily events of camp life and fighting, his capture by Confederates during the Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina and waiting for an exchange for his freedom with hundreds of Union Officers. Lieutenant Fay was the commanding officer of Company F, 85th New York Infantry. In January 1864, the 85th Infantry was ordered to Plymouth NC, where in April, almost the entire regiment was captured. There is significant information in the diary about...
Dates:
1864
Hayes, Rutherford, B. letter to Major Davis
Collection — Box BW 51, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16651
Content Description
One autographed signed letter by Rutherford B. Hayes to Major Davis regarding reports about the American Civil War and Morgan's Raid in Buffington, Ohio, in July 1863.
Dates:
1891 January
John G. Staysa Civil War Diary
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: ViU-2023-0026
Dates:
January 25 - June 2, 1862
Joseph Tatnall Lea and Annie Anderson Cabeen letters- addition
Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: ViU-2021-0039
Dates:
1863
Julia Chase diary
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2020-0048
Dates:
1861 - 1864
Leukhardt family Civil War letters
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: X030899341], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 15155
Scope and Contents
Leukhardt family letters (1862-1865; 0.25 cubic feet) consist of letters from Captain Gottfried Leukhardt and his family while he and his son Andrew are fighting for the Union army from 1862 to 1865. They mention several important battles including the Seven Days Battle (Malvern Hill 1862) and Bermuda Hundred, Manchester and Varina, Virginia (1864). General George B. McClellan and General Fitz John Porter are also mentioned.
There are different spellings of their names, including...
Dates:
1862-1865
Lieutenant Sylvenus Fay Civil War diary, 1864
File — Folder BW 45, Folder: 1/3
Content Description
From the Collection:
Sylvenus A. Fay diary recounting the daily events of camp life and fighting, his capture by Confederates during the Battle of Plymouth, North Carolina and waiting for an exchange for his freedom with hundreds of Union Officers. Lieutenant Fay was the commanding officer of Company F, 85th New York Infantry. In January 1864, the 85th Infantry was ordered to Plymouth NC, where in April, almost the entire regiment was captured. There is significant information in the diary about...
Dates:
1864
John L. Nau III Civil War History Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16459
Scope and Contents
The John L. Nau III Civil War History Collection (1806-1988, bulk 1861-1865; 133 cubic feet) contains Civil War-era correspondence, service records, pension records, artifacts, photographs, military records (including orders, requisitions, and correspondence), currency, newspapers, and other print materials. The collection primarily contains the correspondence, records, and photographs of white soldiers and officers who fought in the Civil War, including white officers serving in...
Dates:
1806-1988; Majority of material found within 1861 - 1865
Private Riley Carpenter Letters
Unprocessed Material — Folder ViU-2023-0025_001: [Barcode: X031579399]
Identifier: ViU-2023-0025
Dates:
1862-1864
John G. Staysa Civil War Diary
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: X031579410]
Identifier: MSS 16812
Dates:
January 25 - June 2, 1862
Louis P. Stone Letter
Item — Box BW 57: [Barcode: X032668454], Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16858
Content Description
This collection contains a letter from Louis P. Stone (1843-1903) to Colonel Tracy describing his exploits as a U.S. Secret Service operative and requesting payment for his services. Stone was a U.S. Secret Service operative during the first two years of the Civil War. The "Secret Service," before officially inaugurated as the investigative branch of the Treasury Department in 1865, was the unofficial name for the intelligence services in the Union Army. The letter contains Stone's account...
Dates:
1863 May 3