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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Owen Griffith letters

 Collection — Manuscript box 13 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065241972]
Identifier: 2385
Scope and content Includes one letter to Griffith's brother, William M., describing his job, high prices in Racine, Wisconsin, and the recent Wisconsin gubernatorial election; also, two letters written from the Headquarters of the 22nd Regiment of Wisconsin volunteers near Nashville, Tennessee including comments by Captain Griffith on army life, battle experiences, Union deserters, Southerners' efforts to reclaim "contraband" slaves from the Union ranks, and other topics; and transcripts of similar letters...
Dates: 1856-1863.

Robert L. Drummond reminiscences

 Collection — Manuscript box 9 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065241121]
Identifier: 1336
Scope and content

Reminiscences written on the occasion of the Grand Reunion, fifty years after the Civil War, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Also, another letter and a speech reminiscing about Civil War experiences.

Dates: 1913-1914.

Robert McCombs papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065438040]
Identifier: 4857
Scope and content

Letters from McCombs while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War; also, copy of his company muster roll.

Dates: 1863-1864.

Robert Watson Civil War diary

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1873
Scope and content

Diary of a Confederate soldier who fought with the 7th Florida Regiment, Army of the Tennessee, and who was transferred to the Navy in March, 1864, serving on the C.S.S. Savannah.

Dates: 1863-1865.

Ronald J. Nordheimer, Collector, Papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065172797]
Identifier: 2818
Scope and content

Correspondence of George N. Angus (1863-1865), sailor during the Civil War, including letters from his mother describing life in Ithaca, New York; correspondence of John Mayne (1857-1883), a dealer in farm implements; correspondence of M. F. and Sherman Sweeting, School Commissioner of Wayne County, New York; general correspondence (1828-1942) describing Indian uprisings in the West during the Civil War and life in IThaca.

Dates: 1828-1942.

Root family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 3894
Abstract

Civil War letters and daily journals of William Harrison Root, a lieutenant in Company B, 75th Regiment, New York Volunteers. Also a notebook of Root's, clippings, and his account book of Company B, 1861. Also, letters and reminiscences, between Helen Isabel Root and her parents. Additional material includes account books, clippings, correspondence and transcripts, pamphlets, genealogical charts, deeds and other legal documents, and photographs of the Shepard and Osborn families.

Dates: 1828-1970.

Teed family papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064926136]
Identifier: 2110
Scope and content

Four diaries, 1864, 1865, 1867, and 1892, of Alonzo D. Teed, Union Army soldier; one letter and receipts concerning his duties as a collector of school taxes, 1868. Also, three unidentified diaries, 1868, 1890, and 1892, of a relative or associate of Teed's; and two account books listing dry goods and other sales and purchases.

Dates: 1864-1908.

Valentine Bechler correspondence

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065477535]
Identifier: 4942
Scope and content

Civil War letters from Valentine Bechler, with some letters to him from his wife Leokadia Bechler.

Dates: 1861-1877.

Wagner family letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065340196]
Identifier: 6414
Scope and content Twenty-two family letters from cousins Jemima B. Wagner and Orisse Morgan, Chancey B. Wilbur, and Charles H. Wagner to his wife while he was away at war. The first letters mention subjects of daily life, weather, marriages, health, deaths, local news, and domestic matters. Charles H. Wagner describes his experiences in the army during the Civil War and mentions marching, riding the train and a steamship, conditions at the forts where he was stationed, his position in the company, news of...
Dates: 1854-1865.

Washington Marsh diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064918315]
Identifier: 1004
Scope and content

Diaries describe in subjective detail his experiences in the 76th Regiment, New York Volunteers, and the 17th New York Cavalry during the Civil War, when stationed at Camp Rathbone, Albany, New York, and elsewhere. Later diaries describe the hardships of a farmer and logger on Class 1 land in Tioga County. Also, volumes of biblical texts, spelling words, and an account book.

Dates: 1861-1897.