Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
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- Academies and Institutes. 1
- Accounting 1
- Cedar Creek, Battle of, Va., 1864 1
- Cemeteries 1
- Cemeteries -- Recording 1
- Civil War - Valley Expedition. 1
- Civil War - raids and raiders. 1
- Civil War -- Camps and camp life 1
- Civil War -- Confederate Army 1
- Court records - Harrison County. 1
- Education 1
- Egypt 1
- Frontier and pioneer life 1
- Genealogy 1
- Georgia 1
- Greenbrier County (W. Va.) 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) 1
- Harpers Ferry (W. Va.) -- History -- John Brown's Raid, 1859 1
- Indians, North American. 1
- Lewisburg (W. Va.) - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Marriage records 1
- Methodist Episcopal Church. 1
- Military camps 1
- Pioneers 1
- Presbyterian Church. 1
- Registers of births, etc 1
- Roads -- West Virginia 1
- Schools 1
- Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 1
- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) 1
- Slaves and slavery. 1
- Taverns (Inns) 1
- Tennessee 1
- Toll roads -- West Virginia 1
- Transportation 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans 1
- Vicksburg (Miss.) 1
- Women -- Education -- United States 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1 + ∧ less
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