Civil War -- letters
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Southeastern West Virginia Historical Records, Civil War Letters and Other Material
Thomas Jonathan Jackson (1824-1863) Papers
Thomas King, Civil War Soldier's Letter
A letter written by a Sergeant Thomas King to a friend. The letter is dated March 4, 1862, and was written from Camp Charleston, Virginia. King was a soldier with the 27th Regiment, Company K, of the Indiana Volunteer Calvary under Col. Colgrove. A typed transcription of the letter, prepared by the donor, is attached to the original copy.
Thornton Tayloe Perry, Collector, Papers
William K. Smith Family Papers
The collection is highlighted by the Civil War papers of William K. Smith of Tyler Co. Militia rosters, wartime letters, a military pass, commendation, and pension claim are among the papers. Smith, of the West Virginia 14th. Infantry, Company F, died in a Confederate prison hospital in 1865, and other papers in the collection belonged to his widow, Christena. Family letters, financial papers, and home remedies are included.
William Ludwig, Correspondence and Record Book
Letters of William Ludwig, a soldier with the Thirty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The letters are to his father, Charles Ludwig, and his brother, George, both in Cincinnati, Ohio, from various camps in West Virginia. This collection also contains a record book of the regiment compiled in 1885 by Alex S. Oliver of Company "G", and a newspaper article, written in 1889, presenting a short history of the regiment.