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28. U.S. Civil War

 Record Group
Identifier: 28
Collections of original source material from the U.S. Civil War, such as letters, diaries, photographs, muster rolls, and more.

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

Nicholas Bryar Massenburg daybook

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0374
Abstract

Nicholas Bryar Massenburg, planter of Franklin County, N.C., owned Woodleaf and Egypt plantations. In this daybook, Massenburg describes weather conditions, social activities, and sales of land and equipment. Yearly lists of enslaved people, their ages and overseers are also included.

Dates: 1852 - 1861

Charles Roberts U.S. Civil War letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0377
Abstract

A collection of letters written by Charles Roberts to his family during his years of service in the Union Army of the U.S. Civil War. The letters cover a wide range of emotions and activities, including his regiment’s movements, his career in the army, and his personal opinions regarding the war.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Thaddeus K. Oglesby, The Case of the South Against Britannica

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0382
Abstract:

The collection consists of a revised manuscript of The Case of the South Against the Encyclopaedia Britannica and other Maligners and contains approximately 140 loose sheets of various sizes, consisting of printed material pasted on with handwritten notations and revisions.

Dates: circa 1903

General Young Marshall Moody family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0404
Abstract:

The bulk of the correspondence is from Young M. Moody to his “Dear and Confiding Wife.”, written during the U.S. Civil War. In addition there are other family letters, military correspondence, land and business records, photographs, daguerreotypes and badges of rank and an epaulet from General Moody’s uniform.

Dates: 1852-1955

Colonel Cyrus Burnet Smith U.S. Civil War papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0411
Abstract:

Dr. Cyrus Smith served as a surgeon in the U.S. Civil War. His papers include his diary, military passes, induction and discharge papers, correspondence, photographs, hospital reports, bills of lading relating to the cotton trade in 1850's and Smith's thesis from Medical School.

Dates: 1856-1958

Miller Family letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0456
Abstract The collection includes 11 letters writtten by James Miller, A Company, 63rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers to his brother, Samuel, in Williamsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The letters, written between Ocotober 6, 1861 and March 11, 1864, offer a good account of daily camp life. Also included are five letters from Robert Miller to Samuel Miler and one letter from Bell Miller to Samuel Miller. These letters were written between April 24, 1868 and April 22, 1872 and primarily...
Dates: 1861-1872

Earle C. Douglas, Jr. autograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0458
Abstract

This collection contains the autographs of Jefferson Davis, Judah P. Benjamin, and Steven R. Mallory.

Dates: ca. 1870

U.S. Civil War Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0476
Abstract

These photographs taken during the U.S. Civil War reflect a wide range of battles and sites, although not all are represented. The collection includes 84 photographs mounted on 8″ × 91/2″ boards, many labelled with caption information. The photographs were taken by a variety of photographers, including Mathew B. Brady and Alexander Gardner, and many have been published in "The Photographic History of the Civil War" or which are also available through the National Archives.

Dates: 1861-1865

Jefferson Davis Association records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0018
Abstract

The records consist of drafts, galley proofs, revisions, page proofs, and typescripts. Also included are grant records, accounting receipts, correspondence, and other administrative files of the Jefferson Davis Association. Raw digital materials for the documentary "Jefferson Davis - an American President" (2008) are found in the Audio-Visual series.

Dates: 1963 - 2015

"A Georgia Soldier in the Civil War, 1861 to 1865" manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0104
Abstract

This collection consists of a manuscript detailing Robert Duncan Chapman's time as a Confederate solider during the U.S. Civil War.

Dates: 1929-04-21