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Civil War battles - Winchester.

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Elmore Wilkinson Civil War Diary

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3309
Overview

Photocopied transcription of the 1864-65 Civil War diary of Elmore Wilkinson of Company G, 15th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. The diary includes accounts of several battles and encounters with the enemy, and a list of wounded men from Company G. One notable entry briefly mentions a general review of the troops at Richmond, Virginia by General U.S. Grant (March 17, 1865).

Dates: 1864-1865

Joseph C. Snider (1839-1864), Soldier, Civil War Diary

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1504
Overview Civil War diaries of Joseph C. Snider (1839-1864) of Harrison County, West Virginia, who served in Company C of the 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment from June 1861 to his death in battle on September 19, 1864. Collection consists of three diaries on microfilm that cover the periods from June 1861 to May 1862; January 1, 1863 to July 1, 1863; and March 26, 1864 to September 19, 1864. There is no explanation for the gaps in Snider's journals. Snider provides detailed descriptions of his major...
Dates: 1861-1864

Peterson Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2028
Overview Correspondence, speeches, essays, financial notes, certificates, an account book, a class attendance book for 1860, and a term paper prepared for a Glenville College, West Virginia, history class entitled, 'The Aaron D. Peterson Family.' The correspondence contains letters written by David T. Peterson to family and friends while serving with Federal forces in the Civil War. Subjects include schools, politics, farming, Civil War camps, units, troop movements, and battles at Droop Mountain,...
Dates: 1858-1913