Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 124 Collections and/or Records:
Dispatch from G. T. Beauregard to Captain Chisholm, 1864 August 21
Item
Scope and Contents
Dispatch regards a matter pending before the War Department.
Dispatch from Robert E. Lee to William Gilham, 1861 July 19
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Scope and Contents
Dispatch ordering William Gilham to muster troops and "oppose the progress of the enemy" in the vicinity of Staunton, Virginia.
Dispatch to General Richard S. Ewell, 1862 August 5
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Scope and Contents
Dispatch requests the names of officers involved in enrolling conscripts.
Dispatch to General Richard S. Ewell, 1862 August 5
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1772
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Dispatch to Major General Richard S. Ewell, 1862 August 2
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Scope and Contents
Dispatch regards General Jackson's orders that the 9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment to report to General A. P. Hill.
Dispatch to Major General Richard S. Ewell, 1862 August 2
Digital Image
Identifier: https://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/digital/collection/p15821coll11/id/1770
Found in:
Virginia Military Institute Archives
Dunlap Family letters
Collection
Identifier: MS-0373
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two letters regarding members of the Dunlap Family of Jennings Gap, Augusta County, Virginia. The first letter (dated May 20th, 1864) is from Confederate soldier Robert B. Dunlap to his mother Margaret Dunlap and describes the aftermath of battle. The second letter (dated July 13, 1864) is from Adam Dunlap, a Union loyalist, to his brother Robert Dunlap. This letter discusses the murder of their brother Jim (also a Union loyalist) by a member of his own unit and...
Francis M. Boykin Civil War papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-0232
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of eight Civil War papers, including:
- Two commission documents
- Extracts from military orders
- One letter from Governor John Letcher ordering Francis M. Boykin to proceed to Grafton, West Virginia and communicate with Colonel Thomas J. Jackson (Stonewall)
- One letter bearing the signature of General Robert E. Lee
General Order 15, 1863 March 4
Item
Scope and Contents
General Order regards reports of property used during encampments, staff officer furloughs, and that enlisted men may not be employed as servants by any officer.