Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
Person
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Andrew Nelson Campbell (d.1919) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0101
Scope and Contents
Civil War reminiscences of Andrew Nelson Campbell of Union, Monroe Co., W.Va. Campbell was a private in Jubal Early’s army in 1864 and marched in and fought in the Shenandoah Campaign of 1864. The reminiscences discuss the battles of Cedar Creek, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Gettysburg, and more.
Dates:
1861-1912
Civil War Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1508
Overview
Correspondence of Miss Hattie A. Fudge, Tazewell, Virginia. A majority of the letters are written by soldiers of the Forty-fifth Virginia Regiment (Confederate) commanded by Generals John B. Floyd, W.W. Loring, and John Echols. Subjects include Floyd's military engagements, 1861; Battle of Lewisburg, 1862; skirmishes along the line of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad; and Jubal Early's January, 1864, raid into the South Branch Valley.
Dates:
1861-1864
Civil War Letter Regarding Shenandoah Valley Diversionary Campaign
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1567
Overview
An ALS from a Union officer "George" to his wife "Fannie" describing, in the form of a diary, a diversionary campaign into the Shenandoah Valley, 10, December - 25, December 1863. The purpose of their maneuver, which he calls "the Valley Expedition," was "to divert attention from Gen. Averill while he was making a raid up through Staunton, Virginia." The expeditionary force of about 1,600 was large enough not to fall prey to guerrillas but too small to actively engage the regular Confederate...
Dates:
1863
H.E. Matheny, Collector and Compiler, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1391
Scope and Contents
Published and unpublished manuscripts on episodes in West Virginia history; civil war history; hunting; and police protection in industrial plants. Letter of Gen. T.M. Harris concerning organizing and outfitting of troops, 1861; copies of newspaper articles by Gen. Harris concerning "the Sabbath question", 1876; Letters (typescript copies) of Pvt. James Z. McCausland's Brigade, 1863-1864 (7 items), on the Battle of Droop Mountain: fight at Dublin, picket duty around Warm Springs, Virginia;...
Dates:
Various Dates
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1528
Overview
Includes genealogy and Civil War records collected by Roy Bird Cook of Lewis County, West Virginia. Series 1 through 5 were compiled by Marcellus W. Zimmerman. They include correspondence, church records, academic records, genealogical records, research manuscripts, and clippings regarding primarily the genealogy and history of Lewisburg and Greenbrier County, and the life and career of Confederate Brigadier General Alexander W. Reynolds. Series 6 through 8 were collected by Roy Bird Cook....
Dates:
1774, 1822-1943
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
Samuel Price, Lawyer and Politician, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3082
Scope and Contents
The papers of a prominent Lewisburg, Greenbrier County lawyer and politician, Samuel Price, who served numerous terms in the Virginia state legislature and was Virginia's Lieutenant-Governor during the Civil War. He was also a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1851, the Secession Convention of 1861, and the West Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1872; and he completed the U. S. Senate term of Allen Caperton in 1876. The papers include correspondence relating to local...
Dates:
circa 1788-1888
Additional filters:
- Subject
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 6
- Civil War -- Confederate Army 3
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 3
- Academies and Institutes. 2
- Accounting 2
- Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864 2
- Civil War - raids and raiders. 2
- Civil War -- Camps and camp life 2
- Genealogy 2
- Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 2
- Roads -- West Virginia 2
- Schools 2
- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) 2
- Slaves and slavery. 2
- Toll roads -- West Virginia 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 2
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans 2
- African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 1
- Braxton County (W. Va.) 1
- Bridges -- West Virginia 1
- Camp Allegheny 1
- Camp Chase (Ohio) 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Cemeteries -- Recording 1
- Chambersburg (Pa.) 1
- Charleston (W. Va.) 1
- Civil War - Shenandoah Valley Campaign, 1864 (August-November) 1
- Civil War - Valley Expedition. 1
- Civil War - Virginia 45th Infantry. 1
- Civil War - veterans - Confederate. 1
- Civil War -- letters 1
- Civil War battles - Droop Mountain. 1
- Civil War battles - Dublin. 1
- Civil War battles - Gettysburg. 1
- Civil War battles - Lewisburg. 1
- Civil War battles - Monocacy. 1
- Civil War battles - Spotsylvania Court House. 1
- Confederate States of America - secession crisis. 1
- Court records - Harrison County. 1
- Diaries 1
- Education 1
- Egypt 1
- Fortification -- West Virginia 1
- Forts. SEE ALSO Civil War - Fort. 1
- Frontier and pioneer life 1
- Georgia 1
- Gilmer County (W. Va.) 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 1
- Indians, North American. 1
- Jubal Early's Raid on Washington, 1864 1
- Kanawha County (W. Va.) 1
- Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) 1
- Land. 1
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
- Lewis County (W. Va.) 1
- Lewisburg (W. Va.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Marriage records 1
- Methodist Episcopal Church. 1
- Military camps 1
- Monroe County (W. Va.) 1
- Ohio River Valley -- History 1
- Parkersburg. 1
- Petroleum industry and trade 1
- Pharmacy -- History 1
- Philippi, Battle of, Philippi, W. Va., 1861 1
- Pioneers 1
- Politics and government. 1
- Presbyterian Church. 1
- Railroads 1
- Railroads - Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. 1
- Railroads -- West Virginia 1
- Registers of births, etc 1
- Rivers -- West Virginia 1
- Rivers and river valleys. 1
- Salt industry and trade - West Virginia. 1
- Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 1
- Slavery -- West Virginia 1
- South Branch Valley (W. Va.) 1
- Steamboats 1
- Taverns (Inns) 1
- Tennessee 1
- Transportation 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- Valleys -- West Virginia 1
- Vicksburg (Miss.) 1
- Virginia 1
- Warm Springs, V.A. 1
- West Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 1
- West Virginia - Church history. 1
- West Virginia - Civil War. 1
- West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Women -- Education -- United States 1
- Women's history -- 1800-1849 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1
- Women's history -- 1929-1950 1
- Women's history -- 1951-present 1
- Women's history -- Pre-1800 1 + ∧ less
∨ more