United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:
Owen Griffith letters
Robert L. Drummond reminiscences
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.
Robert McCombs papers
Letters from McCombs while serving in the Union Army during the Civil War; also, copy of his company muster roll.
Robert Watson Civil War diary
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.
Ronald J. Nordheimer, Collector, Papers
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.
Root family papers
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.
Teed family papers
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.
Valentine Bechler correspondence
Civil War letters from Valentine Bechler, with some letters to him from his wife Leokadia Bechler.
Wagner family letters
Washington Marsh diaries
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.