United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 116 Collections and/or Records:
Edward Henderson letters
Collection — Folder S632
Identifier: S0632
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two short letters from Edward Henderson to his wife, Cathern (Catherine ?), from Camp Narrows, Giles County, Virginia during the U.S. Civil War, dated April 14 and December 12, 1864, regarding his well being and his living conditions. In his first letter, he mentions moving up Wolf Creek, then to Princeton, and Red Sulphur and that Beckley's Battalion is with them. In his second letter, Henderson mentions the cold weather, the food, and the "scarcity of clothing."
Dates:
1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Edward Henderson letters
Edward L. Andrews letter
Collection — Folder S027
Identifier: S0027
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from Edward L. Andrews in Indianapolis, Indiana to his mother, Sarah E. Andrews, on June 14, 1863 regarding watch duties, the capturing of Confederates, and treason while serving with the Union army during the American Civil War.
Dates:
1863/06/14
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Edward L. Andrews letter
Edward S. Scott journal
Collection — Folder S1154
Identifier: S1154
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a signed, typed transcript of Edward S. Scott’s journal, dated February 9-18, 1864, describing his attempted escape from Libby Prison in Richmond Virginia through the Yankee tunnel with over 100 other prisoners of war.
Dates:
1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Edward S. Scott journal
Ellis Lawrence personal narrative
Collection — Folder S0811
Identifier: S0811
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a handwritten account by Ellis Lawrence, dated September 13, 1862, describing his experiences during the "Siege of Cincinnati" in the Civil War. Due to his Quaker faith, Lawrence refused to participate in any military activity for the defense of the city. His account describes the beliefs of the Quakers and his arrest, detainment and treatment by the guards during his short confinement during September 10-13, 1862.
Dates:
1862/09/13
Erasmus C. Gilbreath, Civil War account
Collection — Folder S2594
Identifier: S2594
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photocopy of the Civil War account of Erasmus C. Gilbreath dated January 16, 1898.
Dates:
1898/01/16
Flavius Josephus Bellamy collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0100
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of diaries, letters, newspaper clippings, certificate, and discharge paper.The diary in Folder 1 mentions battles at Gettysburg and Williamsport, with detailed listings of troop movements.The letters in Folder 2 were sent to his parents and sisters Sarah and Eliza, among others. These are very detailed, and usually mention the location from which he writes, and how close it is to another city. It also contains a card with pictures of the...
Dates:
1861-1864
Franklin P. Waggoner diary excerpts
Collection — Folder S1346
Identifier: S1346
Scope and Contents
This 10-page manuscript entitled "Franklin Was A Unionman," was typed by Miss Alma Shufflebarger, Box 117, Bastian, Virginia, on February 27, 1961. She included Franklin's letters and diary entries along with her own narrative. Miss Shufflebarger kept the original spelling and punctuation in Franklin's letters to his wife as well as his diary entries. Franklin disagreed with the Southern states, but nevertheless enlisted in the Confederate Army. More than once, Franklin deserted, stayed home...
Dates:
1862-1864
General William Harrison Kemper papers
Collection
Identifier: S0769
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items related to General William Harrison Kemper's Civil War service including his army diary dated from April 22, 1861 to August 3, 1861, a list of volunteers from Decatur County, Indiana who enlisted in Company B, 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteers, Kemper's discharge certificate from the regiment dated August 2, 1861, Kemper's certificates of promotion to assistant surgeon from February, 1863, and his discharge from service certificate dated May 5,1863. Also included...
Dates:
1854-1922
George B. Marshall collection
Collection — Folder S2192
Identifier: S2192
Scope and Contents
In December 1912, George B. Marshall drafted this 77-page, handwritten reminiscence of his Civil War years at the request of his wife Clara, to whom he dedicated "this sketch." He wrote about Cumberland Gap in the spring of 1862, about Vicksburg in 1863, about being a hospital patient in New Orleans, about being in Florida and Texas in 1864, and Louisiana in 1865. On page 6, he wrote about seeing his brother marching toward Perrysville, Kentucky. Later, his brother was a prisoner of the...
Dates:
1861-1865
George Dudley Stratton letters and diary
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2908
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photocopies of letters written by Sergeant George Stratton, 66th Indiana Regiment, Company B, to his family, 1862-1865. The second folder includes a newspaper clipping on the Stratton family and three pages of Stratton family genealogy notes. The third folder consists of a typed and bound photocopy of Stratton's personal diary from January 1, 1865-May 24 1865 transcribed by Robert B. Scott.
Dates:
undated
