United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
George S. Patton, Sr. Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4075
Overview
The collection includes letters from George Smith Patton, Sr. (June 26, 1833 - September 25, 1864), who was the grandfather of WWII hero George S. Patton, Jr., and served as a Confederate Colonel during the Civil War. There are letters Patton wrote to his wife, Susan Thornton Glassell Patton (1835-1883), during their courtship and during his military service. There are also letters from Susan and other members of her family, including her brother and Confederate Naval hero William T....
Dates:
1851-1892 and undated
Gibson Lamb Cranmer Papers regarding Statehood and Other Material
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2848
Overview
Papers regarding West Virginia statehood and the history of Wheeling and Ohio County compiled by Judge Gibson L. Cranmer (1826-1903) of Wheeling, West Virginia, who served as secretary of the Wheeling Convention that repudiated Virginia's secession from the United States in 1861. Series 1 includes manuscript narratives and correspondence describing events of the West Virginia statehood movement, written by eyewitnesses at the request of Gibson L. Cranmer. Manuscript authors include John S....
Dates:
1787-1895, undated; Majority of material found within 1822-1881
Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn (1824-1901) Letter
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0034
Overview
Typescript copy of a letter written by General Lightburn, commander of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division, XV Army Corps, to "My dear George." There is mention of the siege of Vicksburg and the strength of the defensive positions of the town; battle losses; and a request that his letters not be published "as I am down on newspaper puffing."
Dates:
1863