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American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
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Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

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

Civil War-era letter from S. M. McAshan to T. W. House

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0034
Abstract: S. M. McAshan wrote this letter to T. W. House in Houston, Texas on July 18, 1864. The letter written during the Civil War concerns two items. First, McAshan asks about correspondence for J. M. Putnam in Eagle Pass. Secondly, he asks about a transaction regarding bagging rope and trim for cotton for Lt. Col. Hutchins. The letter consists of a single sheet of paper, with the handwritten correspondence on one side and the handwritten address on the backside. Affixed near the address is a...
Dates: 1864-07-18

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

Confederate Imprint collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0071
Abstract

Official documents, books, advertisements, religious pamphlets, maps, and various other materials related to life in the Confederacy during the period of the U.S. Civil War.

Dates: 1855-1879

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

Edgar S. Maclay letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0147
Abstract:

Letters written by Maclay to Admiral Thomas A. Stevens mentioning his intention to write a comprehensive account of the Navy’s part in the U.S. Civil War.

Dates: 1894 - 1895

Eseck G. Wilber U.S. Civil War letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0030
Abstract

A collection of letters written by Eseck G. Wilber, a Union soldier, to his family in Cairo, New York.

Dates: 1862 - 1864

Frank E. Vandiver papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0348
Abstract

The papers of Frank Everson Vandiver (1925-), former Professor of History, Acting-President, and Provost of Rice University consist chiefly of correspondence, manuscripts, and other material generated by Vandiver as a historian, writer, teacher, and lecturer at Rice University. See "Related Materials" note for information on Vandiver's records as an administrator.

Dates: 1947 - 1977

General George Cullum Civil War Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0112
Abstract:

A letter written during the U.S. Civil War on November 14, 1861, from New York by Union Army General George W. Cullum to a close friend (‘My dear Colonel’) concerning Cullum’s recent promotion to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers with assignment to serve under General Henry Halleck; Cullum also reflects on army politics and inquires about family members.

Dates: 1861

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