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

 Subject

Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Edmund Harrison autograph book

 Unprocessed Material — Box RG 30 - Additions Box 1: [Barcode: X032668433], Folder: ViU-2023-0146_001
Identifier: ViU-2023-0146

George Ridgeway Minor correspondence

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2025-0020

William and Lucinda Hogan Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-16960
Content Description This collection primarily contains Civil War-era letters from William Hogan to his wife, Lucinda, from 1862 to 1864. In addition to the letters, there is a single, undated, photograph of three family members, Lucinda James and Mollie Hogan. Letters between William and Lucinda discuss Confederate camp life, operations on the Hogan family’s farm in McDowell County, North Carolina, William’s participation in the Battles of Antietam and Fredericksburg, observations of Virginia and North...
Dates: c. 1862-1910

John Edwin Roller papers-addition 2

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: ViU-2021-0020

Papers of the Massie Family of Virginia

 Collection — Box BW 11485: [Barcode: X032701188]
Identifier: MSS 11485
Scope and Contents The Massie family papers contain letters, 1858-1859, from E.B. Massie at the Brookland School, Greenwood Depot, Albemarle County, Va., to his mother, Mrs. E. F. Massie. He requests items; and mentions examinations, the acceptance of Christianity by boys at the school, a visit by Launcelot Blackford, and his election as president of the Piedmont Literary Society; and sends news of classmates and principal William Dinwiddie.John Livingston Massie, a student at the University of...
Dates: 1850-1905

John William "John Billy" Peyton diaries and account books

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 4944
Content Description Peyton's diaries cover the Civil War and Reconstruction periods and frequently mention conflicts, specifically the Yankees and how many people were killed on both sides of battlefields. His diary entries describe the Yankees being at his home and near his neighbors in Rapidan, Virginia. Many southern generals are mentioned including General (Stonewall Thomas) Jackson, General (J.E.B.) Stuart, and General (Richard S.) Ewell. There are also references to President (Andrew) Johnson. ...
Dates: 1862 - 1911

William and Lucinda Hogan letters

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1: [Barcode: X032762945]
Identifier: ViU-2026-0047