Harris, T. M. (Thomas Mealey), 1817-1906
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Francis H. Pierpont, Civil War Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2968
Overview
A letter from Peter G. Van Winkle (8 Nov. 1862) and another letter from Colonel T.M. Harris (4 Sept. 1862) to Francis H. Pierpont, Governor of Restored Virginia. Van Winkle's letter speaks of the poor prospects of the proposed new state's survival, particularly the guerrilla threat south of the Little Kanawha River. Colonel Harris conveys from a wounded Confederate officer a warning that General Loring is planning an offensive into western Virginia.
Dates:
1862
Richard Beto, Collector, Records regarding the Civil War in West Virginia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3044
Overview
This collection contains documents and other material regarding the Civil War, including a diary, letters, reports, clippings, a muster roll, and other material. The majority of items in the collection regard the Civil War in West Virginia. Items within the collection are facsimiles and photocopies. Highlights of the collection include: the diary of Alex McGraw, who served with the West Virginia First Light Artillery; a letter from Captain Robert Coles of Virginia Fortieth Infantry, Wise...
Dates:
1861-1875 and undated; Majority of material found within 1861-1863
Thomas M. Harris, Civil War Papers and Artifacts
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0080
Overview
Papers and artifacts of General Thomas M. (Mealey) Harris (1817-1906) who served with the 10th West Virginia Infantry and the Army of West Virginia during the Civil War. He was also a member of the military commission in the trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirators in 1865. Letters, commissions, reports, a photograph, and newspaper clippings chiefly relate to Harris's military service in the 1860s. Items include military commissions; letters from 1862 about Harris's service in...
Dates:
1861-1906; Majority of material found within 1862-1865
Filtered By
- Subject: Civil War - West Virginia. X
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Civil War - West Virginia. 2
- Civil War - Virginia 40th Infantry, Wise Legion. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 10th Infantry. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 1st Light Artillery, Battery D. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 2nd Cavalry, Company G. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 6th Infantry. 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 7th Cavalry. 1
- Civil War - soldier's letters. 1
- Civil War -- War diaries 1
- Civil War -- letters 1
- Civil War -- Camp Defiance, Sewell Mt. 1
- Civil War -- Camps and camp life 1
- Civil War -- Confederate letters 1
- Civil War -- Confederate soldiers 1
- Civil War -- Muster rolls 1
- Civil War battles - Corrick's Ford. 1
- Civil War battles - Droop Mountain. 1
- Confederate States Army of the Northwest. 1
- Diaries - Civil War. 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Ledger books. 1
- Statehood politics -- West Virginia 1 + ∧ less
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