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  • Subject is exactly "United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865"

Ms1988-082_001.pdf
Letter written by Fenner Wilson, a private in Company D, 45th North Carolina Infantry, during the American Civil War, to his brother, B. G. (Basley Graves) Wilson. Writing from Danville, Virginia, Wilson discusses sickness in his company and other…

Ms1998_001_HuffHylton_Fine_1812_1112a.jpg
Fine of 1 dollar and 50 cents to Samuel Huff for delinquency at Battalion and Augt. Musters

CWHARRIS0485.tif
Fragment of a letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

CWHARRIS0486.tif
Fragment of a letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

CWHARRIS0487.tif
Fragment of a letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Ms1973-003_102_001.tif
Franklin County Court Law Suit Document

Ms1973-003_103_001.tif
Franklin County Court Law Suit Document

Ms1987-028_G_Horace_Tarr_Letter.pdf
The G. Horace Tarr Letter collection contains a letter dated May 4, 1863, giving a detailed eye-witness account of the Battle of Chancellorsville during the American Civil War.

Ms2002_044_LeeRobertE_Image_002.tif
A photograph of Robert E. Lee. The Robert E. Lee Collection comprises one personal letter, one portrait, and two reproduced photographs. The letter is from Lee to Reverend W. H. Braddus of Lexington, Virginia, regarding Lee's check for $30.00, which…

Ms1992_003_PrestonRobertT_B1F4_OrderNo16_1861_0614a.jpg
From: Head Quarters, Department of Alexandria, Camp Pickens. General Order No. 16: The General is disturbed by the careless discharge of firearms which slaughter men, therefore, No firing will be allowed except between the hours of 11AM and 12PM. It…

Ms1989_096_Doyle_Scrapbook.pdf
This patriotic Union scrapbook contains items mostly from the first year of the American Civil War, including Union songsheets, mourning cards, cartes-de-visite, patriotic covers, and cartoons, many of the latter clipped from patriotic stationery of…

SPEC031.tif
Letter from the creators of the original seal attesting to the authenticity of the replica.

Ms1973-003_141.tif
Handwritten page with Jameson family information

Ms1992-010_010.pdf
Harvey Bear's diary from 1862.

http://spec.lib.vt.edu/pickup/Omeka_upload/Ms2011-103_SquireHenry_Diary_JPEGs/Ms2011-103_Henry_Squire_Diary_frontcover.jpg
The 1863 diary of Henry Squire, 72nd New York Infantry and includes entries from January through July. Early entries detail camp life, war news, and in particular, playing baseball and boxing, an inspection by Lincoln, and camp rumors (from March…

Ms1995_027_Valentine_Scrapbook.pdf
This is a 50-page scrapbook compiled by Herbert E. Valentine with newspaper clippings written in 1911-1912 about his regiment's war activities, photographs from a monument dedication ceremony for his regiment in New Berne, North Carolina in 1908, and…

Ms1988_001_HuffHylton_GenealogyMaterials.pdf
The collection contained photocopies of genealogical research related to the Huff and Hylton families. These materials were scanned and combined into a pdf when the collection was digitized.

Ms1998_001_HuffHylton_Indenture_1807_0303a.jpg
Indenture between Bird Smith and William Thompson, for land on the west fork of Little River in Montgomery County, VA.

Ms1973-003_148_001.tif
Indentured deed to J. S. Basham
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