United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
Lillian Neilson Collection
North Mississippi Probate and Chancery Court Records Collection
Probate and Chancery Court records, tax receipts, estate expense reports, and other legal documents, most from Itawamba County, 1836-1911, as well as miscellaneous other material dating from 1911-1971. Pontotoc, Calhoun, and Tishomingo counties are also represented, and there is some material concerning Limestone County, Alabama. Finally, there is one photocopy of Civil War letter from Thomas Whitesides to James Bullard, 4/27/1861. Donated by Randy Sparks, 1980-81.
John Oakley Papers
Thirty-five letters including Civil War letters exchanged between Alex Feemster, an arsenal worker at Selma, Alabama, and his wife Martha A. Feemster of Bigbee Bottom, Mississippi.
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana - Original Manuscripts
Oswalt family collection
Parker family Records
Letters of W.O. McCall of the 28th Mississippi Cavalry Regiment; Edward Jones from Lowry Station, Georgia; Philip G. Hilderbrand of the 46th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company E., and others.
Patterson Family Letters
Letter from Martha Gamewell of Jackson, Tennessee, informing Lt. Patterson of the death and burial of his brother, 1863; letter describing farming and everyday life.
Peleg Clarke Jr. Papers
This collection contains a number of letters, documents, and records related to Peleg Clarke Jr. While the collection spans from 1853 to the early 1900s, a bulk of the collection was created over the course of the Civil War. During this time, Clarke Jr. provided goods and services to the Union Army. However, in 1862 his steam sawmill was confiscated. A number of materials (even as late as 1866) in the collection relate to this incident.
Mrs. Dan Pepper Civil War Newspapers
Daily Mississippian, Aug. 29, 1863, Meridian, Mississippi, 1 page; Lexington Advertiser, May 4, 1860, Lexington, Mississippi, 1 page; Mobile Evening News, July 22, 1863, Mobile, Alabama, 1 page.
Peyton Family Papers
Photocopies of list of accounts and 11 letters (1768-1818) written by Thomas Jefferson, mostly to Craven Peyton (d. 1837), lawyer and landowner, of Albemarle County, Virginia; and correspondence and documents of the Peyton family of Virginia and Mississippi. Includes offer to sell a slave, Nov 27, 1818.