United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:
John Q. Adams Letters
Samuel Andrew Agnew Diaries
Diaries of farmer, teacher, minister in North Mississippi, 46 volumes.
Garret Smith Ainsworth Papers
AM20-005, August 2, 1862
Letter from Ira F. Gensel describing burning of Westover Plantation, purportedly "the house of the rebel that fired the first gun at Fort Sumter."
AM20-006, June 19, 1865
1865 letter from unknown civilian to mother re: transport of cotton bales from Eastport, MS.
AM20-053, May 22, 1864
Letter to “Friend James” from “John A. Steven.” Address to reply: 2nd Lieutenant, Co. E, 58th U.S. Infantry, Natchez, Miss., dated May 22, 1864.
AM20-086, 186u
Letter from “Henry” of the 122nd Illinois Infantry Brigade to his sister, 186u.
Alfred P. Andrews Sylvester Magee Research Collection
The collection includes materials collected and produced by A. P. Andrews, in his effort to substantiate Sylvester Magee’s claim to have been an adult enslaved man that served in the Civil War. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings and journal articles, research notes produced by Andrews, photographs, and reel-to-reel tapes of oral histories of Magee and some of his family members.
Granville W. and Mary Caroline Belcher Letters
Andrew and Mary E. Burwell Letters
Original and photocopies of letters predominately between Mary E. and Andrew Burwell. A handful of letters are to Andrew’s family. Also in the collection are a photocopy of a lock of hair and poems.
William Pitt Chambers Diary
Memoir of Chambers' service in 46th Mississippi Infantry.
P.H. Craven Letters
John Wesley Culpepper Journal
Journal kept by Confederate soldier in Army of Northern Virginia. and 3 transcribed letters.
Rufus R. Dawes Letters
Letters from Union Brigadier General Dawes concerning the Battle of Gettysburg.
Hugh Carroll Dickson Civil War Letters
Photocopies and transcripts of 8 letters written by a soldier in Company "C" of the 16th Mississippi Infantry, Army of Northern Virginia.
Dale Sallis Fleming Papers
This collection contains a comprehensive and objective look at the Civil War in Mississippi. Anyone researching this time period in Mississippi's history would find ample information. Students of history and journalism would benefit from the writings of Mr. Fleming.
Harry R. Godman Letters
Letters to Godman in Terry, Mississippi regarding Civil War and Reconstruction.
Alexander and Joseph Thomas Greer Papers
Service records and family documents of two Union soldiers from Pennsylvania.
John Wesley Hollensed Letters
John South Lewis Civil War Diary
Typescript of 24-page diary kept by Captain John South "Bud" Lewis during the American Civil War. Captain Lewis served with the 16th Mississippi Infantry, Co. K (Wilkinson Rifles). Most of the events recorded therein take place in Virginia. The battles at Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor are covered in some detail.
Mark Perrin Lowry Autobiographical Essay
Andrew J. Patrick Letter
Richard B. Pittman Letters
Family correspondence of Confederate soldier in Company "F"/"Marion's Men."
William Clarke Quantrill Research Collection
Research collection about leader of Quantrill's Raiders in Missouri.
John Leroy "Lee" Robinson Papers
Letters from a Confederate soldier with the Mississippi Volunteers.
Milton W. Shaw Letter
Samuel Shepard Letter
Letter from Samuel Shepard to his family. The letter is believed to have been written during the Civil War.
William Price Shreve Papers
Civil War memoir by William P. Shreve relating to his William P. Shreve's military career in the American Civil War dating between June, 1861, and February, 1864.