United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
Liberty C. Abbott Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1
Scope and Contents
The Liberty C. Abbott family papers contain the records of the Abbott family, including a large amount of correspondence, much of it with family and friends but there are political and business letters also. In addition, there are records of Liberty Abbott’s business activities, including Clifton Plantation, Abbott and Howard, Holmes County, as well as Thompson and McClure of Schlater, Leflore County. There are also some legal documents, diaries, memorabilia, newspaper clippings,...
Dates:
1859 - 1930; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1926
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Liberty C. Abbott Family Papers
Abraham Lincoln & Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: FVW-ALFP
Scope and Contents
This collection contains legal documents, correspondence, and other papers from Abraham Lincoln and members of the Lincoln family. It spans from his life as a lawyer to his presidency, and continues after his death in 1865 with other written items from his family. Oversized materials for collection are housed in a separate oversized boxes.
Dates:
1824 - 1921
Charles R. Allen diary collection
Collection
Identifier: USGPL-CRA
Scope and Content Note
The Charles R. Allen Diary collection contains a diary transcribed by Charles R. Allen in 1902 from his orginial 1861-1864 Civil War diaries. In this volume, Allen has transcribed the roginial diaries but also added notes and essays on the coming of the Civil War, commentary on the events of the War, and notes about life after the War. The collection also contains numerous copies of Allen's original poems, many written about his wartime experiences. Finally, this collection contains the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1861 - 1931
M.W. Andrews. Memoirs of the War Between the States
Collection
Identifier: MSS-229
Scope and Contents
"Memoirs of the War Between the States" (May-August, 1861), is a Civil War reminiscence as told to Icie A. Moore by Martin Wells Andrews, Cherry Creek, Mississippi (Pontotoc County), concerning his service in the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company I (Cherry Creek Rifles).
Dates:
undated
J. Trooper Armstrong Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-435
Scope and Contents
Family letters of J. Trooper Armstrong and his wife, Ladie, from Nashville, Tennessee, Arkansas and Jackson, Mississippi, including Civil War letters (1861, 1864). J. Trooper Armstrong served in the Confederate Army, 9th Arkansas Regiment.
Dates:
1851 - 1864
Found in:
Manuscripts
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J. Trooper Armstrong Family Papers
Orville E. Babcock collection
Collection
Identifier: USGPL-OEB
Scope and Content Note
The Orville E. Babcock collections contain a number of diaries and personal effects of Grant's former aide-de-camp. Babcock’s diaries begin in 1863 and continue into 1869 (though missing are the crucial years when he joined General Grant's staff). Babcock records his experiences in Kentucky, Ohio, Washington, DC, Vicksburg, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, before be summoned to Virginia by General Grant. They also contain information about his post-war experiences in Washington as...
Dates:
1863 - 1884
Beachum Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-34
Scope and Contents
Five Civil War letters, including: Letters from James M. Beachum, 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company C (Town Creek Riflemen) from Virginia, 1863; A. L. Gallaway, 10th Mississippi Regiment, Company B; George Martin of the 2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment, no company listed, 1864; D. Beachum of the 12th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, Ferguson’s Brigade, 1864; letter of Bone Hughes of the 27th Alabama Infantry Regiment, Buford's Brigade, 1863. Also includes 4 legal papers, 3 short...
Dates:
1844 - 1864
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Beachum Family Papers
Bernhardt Wall Correspondence Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: FVW-BW
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a series of letters from 1929-1948 all addressed to Stewart McClelland from Bernhardt Wall.
Dates:
1929 - 1948
Louise Brigance Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-614
Dates:
1860 - 2005
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Louise Brigance Papers
Jim Bultema Video Collection
Collection
Identifier: USGPL-JB
Scope and Content Note
The Jim Bultema Video Collection encompasses three boxes containing a total of forty-six VHS tapes converted to DVDs. Two tapes are currently being converted to DVDs and are not located within the collection at this time. At the present time, boxes 1 and 2 have 14 tapes with accompanying DVDs and Box 3 contains 16 tapes with accompanying DVDs. The collection contains partial edited footage of the proposed documentary, but the majority remains in raw footage form. Two history graduate...
Dates:
1983 - 1985; Majority of material found in 1985 - 1985