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Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863

 Person

Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1561
Overview Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and...
Dates: 1679-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1840-1960

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

Roy Bird Cook, Collector, Tavenner Family Papers and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0858
Overview Papers of the Tavenner family of western Virginia, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps, and other material. Much of the material in this collection regards the Civil War. The Tavenner family was sympathetic to the Confederate cause. One member of the family, William Cabell Tavenner, served in the Confederate army; his letters are part of the collection. This collection also contains material related to families allied to the Tavenner family by marriage, particularly the...
Dates: 1778-1953; Majority of material found within 1819-1884

Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, Court Record Featuring Stonewall Jackson

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3943
Overview

Lewis County debt record featuring Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson as Constable to collect money from Jonathan E. Bennett owed to J. Holt. Does not include original signature of Stonewall Jackson.

Dates: 1841

Stonewall Jackson Medal, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1012
Overview

News clippings, correspondence, and papers which pertain to the Stonewall Jackson Brigade Medal. The bronze medal includes a picture of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson on the front, and lists the 23 battles in which he participated on the back. The medal was designed by French medalist Arman Auguste Caque, and was authorized by the Confederate Army after General Jackson's death.

Dates: 1904-1986

Stonewall Jackson Statue, Prospectus for Fund Raising

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3985
Overview

Prospectus for raising funds to create a sculpture of Stonewall Jackson by a committee from Great Britain (England). Includes description of project and its finances, and a listing of committee members. The treasurer of the committee was A.J.B. Beresford-Hope, a wealthy member of Mid-Victorian British Society who was a supporter of the Confederacy.

Dates: 1863

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

Thomas J. Jackson, Letters of Recommendation (Copies)

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2499
Overview

Letters of recommendation in support of Thomas Jackson's appointment as a cadet to the West Point Military Academy. Correspondents include Samuel L. Hays, Virginia Congressman, John C. Spencer, Secretary of War, and Thomas J. Jackson.

Dates: 1842 June 14-1842 July 21

Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson (1824-1863) Note to "Miss Fairfield"

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1597
Overview

Note authored by Thomas Jonathan Jackson (more commonly referred to as "Stonewall" Jackson) at Sharpsburg, Maryland, dated 16 September 1862, to a "Miss Fairfield" thanking her for the hospitality of breakfast. The original is filed in the Rare Signature Collection, A&M 435.

Dates: 1862[?]

Thomas Jonathan Jackson (1824-1863) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0047
Scope and Contents 188 photostats of letter from Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from various places in the United States, Mexico, and at sea to his sister Laura Jackson Arnold and niece. Originals are not at West Virginia University. Photostatic copies open to students with the consent of D. H. Hill Arnold, administrator of the estate of Thomas Jackson Arnold. Places of origin and dates of the letters are...
Dates: 1845-1860

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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 9
Art and artists 3
Civil War -- letters 3
Diaries and journals. 3
Land. 3
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Women's history -- 1850-1899 3
Civil War - Southern sympathizers in WV. 2
Civil War - Union soldiers' letters. 2
Civil War -- Cheat Mountain campaign 2
Civil War -- Confederate Army 2
Civil War -- Confederate letters 2
Civil War battles. 2
Genealogy 2
Harrison County (W. Va.) 2
Lewis County (W. Va.) 2
Parkersburg (W. Va.) 2
Photography 2
Surveyors and surveying. 2
West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Wood County (W. Va.) 2
Academies and Institutes. 1
Account books 1
Accounting 1
Banks and banking 1
Bridges -- West Virginia 1
Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 1
Carlisle Barracks, P.A. 1
Cedar Mountain, Battle of, Va., 1862. 1
Charles Town (W. Va.) 1
Charleston (W. Va.) 1
Cheat Mountain Campaign 1
Churches -- Andrews Methodist Episcopal 1
Churches -- Methodist Episcopal 1
Churches -- West Virginia -- Taylor County 1
Civil War - Union soldiers - West Virginia. 1
Civil War - Virginia 133rd Regiment. 1
Civil War - Virginia 17th Volunteer Cavalry Regiment. 1
Civil War - Virginia 19th Cavalry. 1
Civil War - Virginia 2nd Cavalry. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 11th Infantry. 1
Civil War - West Virginia 6th Cavalry, Company A. 1
Civil War - West Virginia. 1
Civil War - soldier's letters, Confederate. 1
Civil War -- War diaries 1
Civil War -- Camps and camp life 1
Civil War -- Confederacy 1
Civil War -- Confederate newspapers 1
Civil War -- Confederate sympathizers 1
Civil War -- Indiana 15th Regiment, Company I 1
Civil War -- Kanawha Riflemen 1
Civil War battles - Cheat Mountain. 1
Civil War battles - Rich Mountain. 1
Civil War soldiers letters - Union. 1
Confederate States Army of the Northwest. 1
Cumberland (Md.) 1
Diaries 1
Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 1
Fort Hamilton 1
Fortification -- West Virginia 1
General stores 1
Gilmer County (W. Va.) 1
Governor's Island, N.Y. 1
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 1
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History 1
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 1
Jefferson County. 1
Kanawha County (W. Va.) 1
Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) 1
Lexington, V.A. 1
Maps. 1
Mason County (W. Va.) 1
Mason County W.Va. - education 1
Mexico 1
Moorefield (W. Va.) 1
Newspapers. 1
Ohio County (W. Va.) 1
Ohio River Valley -- History 1
Pharmacy -- History 1
Philippi, Battle of, Philippi, W. Va., 1861 1
Poets and poetry. 1
Politicians 1
Politicians -- United States 1
Politics and government. 1
Potomac River Basin. 1
Potomac River Valley 1
Railroads - Ohio River Railroad. 1
Railroads -- West Virginia 1
Ravenswood (W. Va.) 1
Richmond (Va.) 1
Rivers -- West Virginia 1
Rivers and river valleys. 1
Roads -- West Virginia 1
Romney (W. Va.) 1
Romney, WV - Civil War. 1
Salt industry and trade - West Virginia. 1
Schools 1
Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) 1
Shepherdstown (W. Va.) 1
Shepherdstown. 1
Slavery -- West Virginia 1
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