United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:
John S. Howell collection
John Tuttle and Arvilla Raplee Andrews papers
Correspondence (1856-88) of John Andrews, Arvilla Raplee, friends, and relatives, including Civil War letters of Andrews. Also, military records, Civil War diaries, and other papers.
Judge Ferris Shoemaker papers
Correspondence and diaries relating to Shoemaker's service as a petty officer in the Marine Corps, attached to the U.S.S. Saranac on the Pacific Station during the Civil War; includes information on the French intervention in Mexico. Papers also relate to abolition, and Shoemaker's interpretation of public opinion on matters of politics and expansion.
Justin S. Morrill papers
Correspondence, drafts of speeches, pamphlets and other printed material, mainly relating to the Civil War and Reconstruction, the status of freed blacks, the tariff and international trade, passage of the Land Grant College Act, and other public questions.
Kenyon and Stoddard families. Papers
Letters to Vincent A. Kenyon, many concerning the 9th New York Heavy Artillery; documents concerning his Civil War service; family correspondence; cancelled checks; account books; clippings; photographs and badges. Also, correspondence of the Simeon Stoddard family, including letters to his wife, Ada Kenyon Stoddard, and other family members, discussing his illness and battles; family letters; account books; photographs; and a sewing kit made for Stoddard by his wife.
Kernan family papers
Letters, clippings, speeches, and miscellaneous items relating to the activities of the Kernan family of Utica. Also, included are genealogical records of the Hyde, Butler, Avery, and Clapp families.
LaRue family papers
Diplomas, certificate to teach school in Jefferson County, certificate to practice law in New York State, indentures, a discharge from the Union Army for Joseph H. Pearsall, and an agreement regarding the holding of land in Chenango County, New York.
Le Van Merchant Burt family papers
Letters and documents relating to the Civil War, various business ventures, and political activities.
Legal documents - Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia
Legal documents include wills, estate inventories, indentures and other land documents, summonses and other court documents, and accounts. Many relate to the ownership of slaves.
Lewis Huber account book
Account book, possibly from a general store, 1834-1835, largely pasted over with news clippings, 1861-1877.