Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0081
Overview
Papers of Thomas Tavenner and the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence; memoirs; journals; financial and legal documents; pamphlets; newspapers; and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family were Confederate sympathizers.
Dates:
1772-1955; Majority of material found within 1855-1866
Thomas H. McBee, Soldier, Civil War Letter Regarding Battle of Cedar Mountain
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1494
Overview
Letter written by Thomas H. McBee to his father Zadoc McBee from "Camp on Rapidan River", dated 14 August 1862. The letter regards the fight between Union troops under the command of General Nathaniel Banks against Stonewall Jackson's Confederates at Cedar Mountain. Although McBee was not present at the battle, he reports his impressions of the aftermath of the fighting. McBee also relays news of personal interest to his family. Collection also contains the original envelope of the letter,...
Dates:
1862
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- Subject
- Account books 1
- Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Va., 1862. 1
- Civil War - Southern sympathizers in WV. 1
- Civil War - Union soldiers - West Virginia. 1
- Civil War - Virginia 133rd Regiment. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 11th Infantry. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 6th Cavalry, Company A. 1
- Civil War -- War diaries 1
- Civil War -- letters 1
- Civil War -- Confederate Army 1
- Civil War -- Confederate letters 1
- Civil War -- Confederate newspapers 1
- Civil War -- Confederate sympathizers 1
- Civil War -- Kanawha Riflemen 1
- Civil War soldiers letters - Union. 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 1
- Harrison County (W. Va.) 1
- Land. 1
- Newspapers. 1
- Parkersburg (W. Va.) 1
- Poets and poetry. 1
- Ravenswood (W. Va.) 1
- Richmond (Va.) 1
- Surveyors and surveying. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Weston (W. Va.) 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
- Wood County (W. Va.) 1 + ∧ less
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