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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 204 Collections and/or Records:

Sidney E. Shaw, Soldier, Civil War Records and Other Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0944
Overview Records of Captain Sidney F. Shaw regarding his service in the Union army during the Civil War in the 15th West Virginia Infantry as "Acting Chief Engineer and AAA General" in the Department of West Virginia. Includes a transcription of his diary regarding his fighting retreat to save supplies and wagons from Jubal Early's army in July, 1864 during Early's northern invasion. This was an episode within Early's campaign to demonstrate against Washington, D.C. that led to the battle of...
Dates: 1864-1918; Majority of material found within 1898-1908
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Siler Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2200
Scope and Contents This is a collection of letters and documents tracing the personal and business life of an eastern panhandle West Virginia family. The papers concern a broad range of political, social, financial, and legal topics, particularly focusing on J. Hammond Siler, Jr., his parents, J. Hammond Siler, Sr. and Jessie Castleman Siler (residents of the Town of Bath better known as Berkeley Springs). Also includes correspondence and other papers from related families. Subjects include banking, the Civil...
Dates: 1848-1968
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Simeon Franklin Seely, ALS, Letter Regarding Raid by John Brown on Harpers Ferry

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1457
Overview

Letter of 17 October 1859, written by a merchant from Beverly, Ohio, who, on the night of the 16th arrived at Harpers Ferry as John Brown was taking possession of the armory. The letter describes the raid during the time his train was held up.

Dates: 1859
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Snyder Family Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0490
Overview

Personal and business correspondence of Harmon, Molly, John, and other members of the Snyder family; genealogical information on the Lantz and Snyder families; land grants, surveys and deeds for land in Barbour, Greenbrier, and Randolph counties, West Virginia; and poll and registration books for Randolph County. Included also is Harmon Snyder's daybook and diary, listing accounts for the years 1866-1896 and incidents of the Civil War.

Dates: 1790-1937
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Southeastern West Virginia Historical Records, Civil War Letters and Other Material

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Collection Number: A&M 2169
Overview Records relating to the history of southeastern West Virginia. Most of the items in the collection relate to Greenbrier and/or Monroe County. Includes antebellum (1833-1850; 7 items), Civil War (1861-1863; 4 items), and postbellum (1886-1933; 9 items) materials. Antebellum material includes a land suit, an estate report and schedule, other financial documents, and personal letter. Civil War material includes four letters authored by Confederate soldiers. Two of these letters describe the...
Dates: 1825-1933; Majority of material found in 1833-1863
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Steve Wolfe, Collector, Historical Newspapers

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Collection Number: A&M 4239
Scope and Contents

Original newspapers documenting historical events. Topics include deceased Presidents and political events of the United States, space flight, and the American Civil War, among others. Some of the newspapers were published in West Virginia; some are from the United Kingdom. Abbreviations used in the contents list includes F/P (front page), B/P (back page), and FSO (front section only).

Dates: 1666-1995
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thomas Jonathan Jackson (1824-1863) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0264
Scope and Contents

Script of a radio drama on the life of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson presented over station August 26, 1951.

Dates: August 26, 1951
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thomas Jonathan Jackson (1824-1863) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0047
Scope and Contents 188 photostats of letter from Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson from various places in the United States, Mexico, and at sea to his sister Laura Jackson Arnold and niece. Originals are not at West Virginia University. Photostatic copies open to students with the consent of D. H. Hill Arnold, administrator of the estate of Thomas Jackson Arnold. Places of origin and dates of the letters are...
Dates: 1845-1860
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thornton Tayloe Perry, Collector, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 3192
Overview This microfilm version of the Thornton Tayloe Perry Collection held by the Virginia Historical Society contains historical material collected by Perry over a 30 year period. It concentrates upon western Virginia and West Virginia with particular emphasis upon the lower Shenandoah Valley and Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan counties of West Virginia. The microfilm was placed in the West Virginia Collection by the Virginia Historical Society under provisions of a National Historical...
Dates: 1732-1965
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Todd Gilliam, Civil War Soldier, Autobiography

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3231
Overview Typescript autobiography of Dr. Todd Gilliam probably transcribed in association with his son Robert Lee Gilliam whose name also appears on the volume cover. Dr. Gilliam, an Ohio native, mentions his Civil War service in the WV 2nd. Cavalry in great detail including the exact dates for his experiences in that regiment. He mentions (p. 222) that this portion of his memoir is based on a pocket diary kept during the war. The rest of the manuscript contains few definite dates but does mention...
Dates: 1861-1897
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center