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Account held by Zachariah Wheat with Micajoch Travis Jr.

This letter was sent from Z. Z. Miles to Edgar Knapp on October 24, 1863.

Photograph of a young Civil War soldier.

Photograph of a woman and a boy.

A diary with one-page entries for the year of 1862. A few pages of memoranda follow on which Barnett has listed miscellaneous clothing expenses and his pay record for the year. The diary describes his time in hospital in January and February, as well…

The collection consists of a single letter from Sgt William S. Tippett to his wife, Maggie. Written from a parole camp in Annapolis, Maryland, the letter opens with Tippett's comments on news from home. A majority of the letter, however,details his…

This is a single letter written by William L. Scott, a private in Company B, 15th North Carolina Infantry, during the American Civil War. Writing to his sister Martha from Richmond, Virginia, on July 11, 1863, Scott describes a recent skirmish…

The diary of William J. Pittenger, a soldier serving in the 93rd Illinois Infantry and the U. S. Army Signal Corps during the Civil War. The diary's entries span the first half of 1863 through 1864 and touch on such matters as camp life, the U. S.…

This letter was sent from William Hawhorn to Edgar Knapp on August 27, 1863.

Spanning from 1856 to July of 1873, this journal provides an autobiography describing Woods' family and life from childhood. It also contains poetry, notes in shorthand, a few diary entries from during the war, and a brief description of his life…

This receipt verifies that the account is correct for seven hundred pounds of hay.

This letter was sent from W. Crane to Edgar Knapp on July 6, 1863.

Postcard depicting Union soldiers on horseback fending off Confederate soldiers.

Transcript for the handwritten book-length draft manuscript providing a very critical view of the military leadership and personal character of General Ulysses S. Grant. Attributed to Benjamin Butler, though evidence suggests a different author,…

Photograph of gravestones in Aspenvale Cemetery.

A surgeon's note written by John Strother Pendleton, M.D., surgeon to the 63rd Va. Regt., certifying that he has examined William H. Allison and found him unable to perform military duty due to "disease of the liver" and recommending he be granted a…

This letter was sent from States Clark to Edgar Knapp on February 2, 1863.

Special Order to Milton S. Koontz. Orders him to be transferred to Cavalry and promoted.

From: Head Quarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens. Special Order: List of men temporarily detailed on extra duty in the Quarter Masters. Department. Includes Col. Preston and some of his regiment. By order of General Bonham, Signed: Thomas…

Song lyrics to the song "The Southern Wagon"

Photograph of a Civil War solider.

This letter was sent to Edgar Knapp from his brother on January 11, 1863.

Photograph of Sinking Springs Cemetery.

Photograph of Sherwood Anderson's gravestone.

Photograph of Sherwood Anderson's grave site.