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Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Letter from George W. Koontz to Sister Nellie. Koontz talks primarily about Milt's dilemma of whether to transfer or not.

Frank to Phebe about family activities. 3 pages

Letter from Stephen Mitchell Smith to Mary G. Smith on December 4, 1864.

Letters from James W. M. Harris to his daughter Lola Broidrick.

Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Letter from Milton S. Koontz to Sister Nellie. Letter mainly concerns Milton's decision to accept the transfer to Cavalry from Battery.

Letter from Brigadier Cambell to a doctor in Lacy Spring requesting information regarding papers given to a soldier.

Letter granting S. L. Walton permission to take leave.

Letter from George W. Koontz to Sister Nellie. Informs Nellie that Milt will be returning home soon and will provide news. Also requests a Rhetoric and English Grammar for studying

Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Letter written by Joseph Rule from his camp at Petersburg, Virginia, December 15th, 1864 to his friend Silas. Letter details Rule's Company B, 50th New York Engineers involvement in the December, 1864 raid on the Weldon Railroad which was a major…

Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Letter from Stephen Mitchell Smith to Mary G. Smith on December 18, 1864.

Frank to Phebe about regiment leader news. 3 pages

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

Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Letter from Stephen Mitchell Smith to Mary G. Smith on December 22, 1864.

Letter from Stephen Mitchell Smith to Mary G. Smith on December 25, 1864.

Letter from George W. Koontz to Sister Nellie. Koontz tells of his Christmas experiences with his company.

Civil War diary of George H. Marshall, a soldier in Company K, 113th Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery during the Civil War. The diary contains short entries spanning one year, beginning with Marshall's enlistment on February 24, 1864. The diary's early…

This collection contains the diary of Otis Dean, a private in Company E, 56th Massachusetts Infantry during the Civil War. The diary entries begin with January 4, 1865, with Dean listing the uniform and materials issued to him in camp. In very…

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Union soldier in the 5th U.S. Artillery, Battery I, during the Civil War. Papers include a diary written between January and May 1865, while stationed in New York and Virginia. Participated in the occupation of Petersburg, Virginia, in April 1865.…

A bound expense/account notebook of James P. Hawkins, agent of the Southern Express Company, which also contains diary entries from 2 April - 10 April 1865. Also included are a collection of loose pages with Hawkins's diary entries for 11 April - 11…

The collection consists of a letter by Ansil T. Bartlett to his father, dated April 15, 1865. Written from Camp Farmville, Virginia, the letter mentions soldiers stealing good from nearby homes, daily tasks, war rumors, and Bartlett's hope to be home…

A trade card for a cholera cure depicting on one side an artistic rendering of a woman grieving over Lincoln's grave, with soldiers in either corner.

Note written by Dr. James Robertson, Jr. regarding Silas Stepp's military history.

Printed copy of Robert E. Lee's farewell address.

John Brown, Painted By Mrs. Helen Brodt, Red Bluff

R.E. Lee

Photograph taken in 1865 of John McLaren McBryde.

The Civil War diary of James Miles, an enlisted soldier in the 185th Regiment of the New York Infantry. The diary describes soldier life and spans from January to March 1865 until the author was killed in action. Entries include descriptions of…

The 1865 leather bound, preprinted, pocket diary contains one entry per day with cash accounts and notes listed in the back of the book. This diary continues with the 141st PA Volunteers camped outside of Petersburg in their winter quarters and…

Enoch Stephens's diary from his time in the 5th NY Veteran Volunteers from January 1st, 1865 to December 26th, 1865. Most entries describe the weather and the time of daily drills and dress parades, but the diary also documents such events as the…

Frank to Phebe about furlough activities and news. 3 pages

Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Letter from Stephen Mitchell Smith to Mary G. Smith on January 8, 1865.

Frank to Phebe about regiment movements and news. 2 pages

Letter from Stephen Mitchell Smith to Mary G. Smith on January 12, 1865.

Letter from Stephen Mitchell Smith to Mary G. Smith on January 19, 1865.

Letter from S. L. Walton to his father updating him on his health and life in the army.

Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Letter from James W. M. Harris to his wife Mary.

Frank to Phebe about travel information. 4 pages

Letter from Stephen Mitchell Smith to Mary G. Smith on February 3, 1865.